...Michael J. Brusco; Larry W. Jacobs Examines an alternative approach to labour utilisation, based on the concept of simulated annealing, implemented on a microcomputer. Demonstrates the use of the new approach in a study of the potential labour utilisation effect of two types of scheduling...

...Fritz P. Egger; Brian H. Kleiner Examines project scheduling advances in the framework of a job shop or order driven work environment in which an engineered product is manufactured. Argues that scheduling is an important part of the project management process. Reviews some of the antiquated ideas...

... the needs of that particular contract. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Consultants Contracts Delivery performance Logistics Scheduling Performance management Time management FOLLOWING THE EXEL ROUTE Ralph Drew Introduction About five years ago Exel Logistics, the largest third party distributor...