Extending cognitive work analysis to manufacturing scheduling

Author

Higgins, P.G.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng. & Sci., Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Hawthorn, Vic.

fYear

1998

fDate

30 Nov-4 Dec 1998

Firstpage

236

Lastpage

243

Abstract

This paper discusses the challenges of applying tools associated with cognitive work analysis to a domain that is quite different from the process control domain in which cognitive work analysis was developed. The context of the paper is the design of a decision support system to aid scheduling of tasks within a manufacturing domain typical of job shops. The constraints in the supervisory control of a discrete manufacturing system are more intentional than physical. The paper explores the problems that arise with an intentional system and discusses how they might be overcome

Keywords

decision support systems; human factors; manufacturing data processing; production control; scheduling; user interfaces; cognitive work analysis; decision support system; discrete manufacturing system; intentional system; job shops; manufacturing scheduling; supervisory control; task scheduling; Computer hacking; Decision making; Human factors; Interactive systems; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing; Performance analysis; Processor scheduling; RNA; Supervisory control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Human Interaction Conference, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 Australasian

Conference_Location

Adelaide, SA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-9206-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OZCHI.1998.732220

Filename

732220