PFS is a scheduling framework that provides an integrative structure for planning and scheduling systems in a wide variety of high-volume process industries. The framework: (1) links the scheduling practices of different firms and different industries; (2) unifies planning and scheduling techniques, such as lot sizing methods and safety stock theory, into an integrated framework, and; (3) enhances communication between practitioners, software vendors, and researchers of process industry scheduling systems. Process Flow Scheduling (PFS) is characterized by the following three principles:
PFS uses the process structure to guide scheduling calculations.
Process clusters are scheduled using material-dominated or processor-dominated scheduling techniques.
Cluster schedules are linked together using a reverse-flow, forward-flow, or mixed-flow scheduling strategy.
See Process industry scheduling; Processor-dominated scheduling; Material-dominated scheduling.
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(2000). PROCESS FLOW SCHEDULING (PFS) . In: Swamidass, P.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Production and Manufacturing Management. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0612-8_715
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