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Planning and scheduling play an important role in performance enhancement in any operation. This has probably been best recognized in industry, where a wide range of software applications have been developed to support decision makers with decisions such as machine scheduling, forecasting, inventory control, and sales & operations planning.

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Fransoo, J., Wäfler, T., Wilson, J.R. (2010). Introduction. In: Fransoo, J., Waefler, T., Wilson, J. (eds) Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13382-4_1

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