AN EVALUATION OF ORDER RELEASE MECHANISMS IN A JOB‐SHOP ENVIRONMENT
通过仿真评估了五种订单释放机制和四种调度规则在不同交货期紧迫度、成本结构和机器利用率下的表现，分析了释放与调度对车间绩效的交互影响。
ABSTRACT Controlling the flow of material on the shop floor involves releasing and dispatching jobs to meet customer due‐date requirements while attempting to keep operating costs low. This report presents an evaluation of five releasing mechanisms and four dispatching rules under various levels of aggregate due‐date tightness, shop cost structure, and machine utilization using simulation. The performance criteria of total shop cost, jobs on shop floor, deviation from due dates, and job queue time are collected to demonstrate the interactive nature of releasing and dispatching on shop performance.