DSS Concept and Prototype for Production Planning

Abstract

This paper deals with the decision support systems for production planing from the view point of the DSS concept incorporating major functions : physical performance analysis and choice analysis. The first is to make clear, through the physical performance analysis, the impact of decision variables on the manufacturing performance. The second is to provide a guide for selecting an alternative or setting the decision variables on the basis of the physical performance analysis results, if management can provide ranking and acceptable limits in terms of their contribution or importance to the manufacturing system. An example of a prototype DSS is also presented.