Business Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Publication Title
European Journal of Operational Research
Keywords
Supply Chain Management
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations
Abstract
Over the past 20 years, the topic of order acceptance has attracted considerable attention from those who study scheduling and those who practice it. In a firm that strives to align its functions so that profit is maximized, the coordination of capacity with demand may require that business sometimes be turned away. In particular, there is a trade-off between the revenue brought in by a particular order, and all of its associated costs of processing. The present study focuses on the body of research that approaches this trade-off by considering two decisions: which orders to accept for processing, and how to schedule them. This paper presents a taxonomy and a review of this literature, catalogs its contributions and suggests opportunities for future research in this area.
Recommended Citation
Slotnick, S. A. (2011). "Order Acceptance and Scheduling: A Taxonomy and Review". European Journal of Operational Research, 212, pp. 1-11.
DOI
10.1016/j.ejor.2010.09.042
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in European Journal of Operational Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in European Journal of Operational Research, 212 (2011), 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.09.042
Volume
212
