A scheduling system for industrial production

This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author. Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field. This thesis extends a line of industrially based manufacturing systems research. The results of the research are incorporated in the JOBCODE software package which is used in a number of industrial sites. A formalization of the terms and procedures of JOBCODE is first introduced as the starting point of the developments in this thesis.