Subject category:
Production and Operations Management
Published in:
1989
Length: 4 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract
The case describes the activities within the Heavy Fabrication Shop in a heavy engineering company. A full description is given of the information flows associated with the planning, scheduling and control of jobs in the shop. The main function of the case is to introduce students to a complicated scheduling and control situation and for them to suggest improvements, especially those involving information technology. The case links to LVI (Denham Boilers Ltd) (688-008-1) and other cases in the series LVI (Denham Boilders Ltd) (B) to (E) follow (689-009-1 to 689-012-1).
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Abstract
The case describes the activities within the Heavy Fabrication Shop in a heavy engineering company. A full description is given of the information flows associated with the planning, scheduling and control of jobs in the shop. The main function of the case is to introduce students to a complicated scheduling and control situation and for them to suggest improvements, especially those involving information technology. The case links to LVI (Denham Boilers Ltd) (688-008-1) and other cases in the series LVI (Denham Boilders Ltd) (B) to (E) follow (689-009-1 to 689-012-1).