.... The solution procedures were implemented on a 386 microcomputer and did not require the specification of the size of the working sets in advance. In the FT experiment, the general set‐covering formulations (GSCFs) associated with the produced working sets were solved with integer programming. The new working...

...T.W. Batley Present and potential uses of microcomputers in teaching operations and production management are examined. Microcomputers are generally available to most students and managers. Difficulties lie in developing the most effective learning methods using microcomputers instead of expecting...

...D.J. Smith Recent advances in computing have led to major developments in the facilities available for simulating the behaviour of manufacturing systems. Animation facilities on microcomputers provides scope for the use of simulation to facilitate the learning process associated with operations...

...Sabah U. Randhawa; Ramesh Pendakur A microcomputer‐based information management and capacity planning system for discrete parts manufacturing is described. The two primary components of the system are: (1) framework for information management and schedule generation, and (2) heuristic methods...