| Author | Li, Lian |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ISE-98-12 |
| Subject(s) | Production planning--China
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The main purpose of this study is to develop a demand forecasting model and production
planning goal programming model to deal with multi-period and multi-product production
planning problem for a case of a Flour Mill in China. The model allows management to arrive
of desired goals as close as possible.
Different kinds of forecasting techniques are analysed and Decomposition Method was
selected. Testing with actual data, the model was found to be a good forecasting model by
statistical method in that the forecasting errors are normally distributed with mean of zero.
A Goal Programming approach has been used in this production planning problem and the best
compromise solution is obtained under the given constraints and priority structure with the
effective support of PC. Goal Programming model is found to be a better model when
compared with existing plan especially in the aspect of reduction in profit and capital
inventory investment.
Sensitivity analysis on changing the goal priority structure and system parameters let decision
maker look through all aspects of the problem and choose the best one suitable for the real
condition of the factory. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tang, John C.S.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Pandey, P.C.;Yulu, Qi; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Royal Government of Belgium;
AIT Alumni Association Grant; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1998 |