AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SCHEDULING DECISION BEHAVIOR.

Abstract

This paper reports on an empirical study of schedule sequencing and develops a model which describes certain aspects of the decision-making behavior of a manager in a New England manufacturing firm. The production scheduling decision for which the manager is responsible is critical to the company's profitable operation, recurs daily, and can be programmed in the form of a decision rule. The model estimated provides a mechanism for predicting the manager's behavior with reasonable accuracy. Scheduling decision performance is discussed in terms of optimal and consistent behavior under the rule. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0629229

Entities

People

  • C. H. Kriebel
  • P. D. Fox

Organizations

  • Carnegie Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing
  • New England
  • Production
  • Scheduling (Production)

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Theoretical Analysis.