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Contextual conditio...
Contextual conditions influencing the scheduler's work at a sawmill
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- Karltun, Johan, 1954- (author)
- Jönköping University,JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion,Arbetsorganisation
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- Berglund, Martina (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Kvalitetsteknik,Tekniska högskolan,Quality and human systems engineering, Linköping University
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- 2010-04-21
- 2010
- English.
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In: Production planning & control (Print). - London : Informa UK Limited. - 0953-7287 .- 1366-5871. ; 21:4, s. 359-374
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- This case study addresses the issue of how contextual conditions influence scheduling work in practice at a sawmill in Sweden. Based on observations and interviews, activity analysis was used to study the work activities of the main scheduler. It is shown how the contextual conditions related to constraints, either in the technical system and the technical scheduling tools used by the scheduler or in the social system, delimit the possible ways for the scheduler to perform his work. It is furthermore illustrated how the scheduler sometimes used the contextual conditions as a means to control the sawmill production. Moreover, the presence of the numerous uncertainties in the production process is shown. Finally, the study demonstrates that the scheduler's thorough knowledge, experience, and skills of both the technical and the social systems had immense influence in his ability to perform during daily scheduling work.
Subject headings
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Maskinteknik -- Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Mechanical Engineering -- Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- planning and scheduling
- activity analysis
- socio-technical systems
- uncertainty
- woodworking industry
- COMBINED OPTIMIZATION
- Work sciences and ergonomics
- Arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi
- TECHNOLOGY
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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