Improved hierarchical production planning
回顾了玻璃纤维行业中集成生产规划模型的开发与应用，强调将需求预测明确纳入生产规划模型，并指出目标规划比线性规划更灵活，适合处理产品组合、生产速率和管理目标的动态变化。
Abstract This article addresses an overview of development and application of an integrated production planning model within the fiberglas industry. The system described represents a second generation in the development cycle of hierarchically based models within this batch production industry. A number of salient issues that distinguish this modeling approach from previous ones are examined. Our contention is that the explicit treatment and integration of demand forecasts within the context of production planning models is a necessary condition for implementation and ongoing use of such systems. Further, due to the nature of practical disaggregate problems, oft cited linear programming (LP) models will be set aside by more flexible goal programming solutions that explicitly recognize the dynamics of variations in product mix, production rates and management objectives. Finally, the development, delivery and maintenance of these planning models will increasingly be performed on microcomputer‐based systems and software versus traditional mainframes.