"... In PAGE 18: ... Thus, the primary activity during this process was to document the plans for all activities in the life-cycle processes, including the flow and transition criteria; the development environment, including methods and tools to be used; and the development standards. Table3 shows the objectives for the plan- ning process based on the tables in annex A of DO-178B. Table 1.... ..."

"... In PAGE 20: ...364 and also for every problem split up according to a (50% profiles or more) and b (less than 50% profiles). Table6 contains the calculation time to obtain these solution values. The TPP column gives the solution values obtained by the hierarchical approach, the GTSP column the solutions obtained with the guided local search procedure, the REF column is the reference solution value and the LB column gives the lower bound.... In PAGE 20: ...00 0.00 CPU time (seconds) Table6 . CPU times The TPP approach has the advantage that a solution is determined in a very small amount of time.... In PAGE 25: ... In this last step, the sheets can swap/shift positions, but the production bend sequence of a sheet cannot be altered anymore. Table6 displays a ... ..."

"... In PAGE 18: ...1 and Algorithm 3.1 are listed in Table5 . Some small-size reformulations are also used to test Algorithm 2.... ..."

"... In PAGE 6: ... July 2003, Debrecen, Hungary 806 Table 3: Information related to production and profitability of the further processed meat product Products Sale price (Euro/kg) (1) Production cost (Euro/kg)(2) Gross Profit (Euro/kg) (1) - (2) Labour needed (hours/kg) Fresh Role smoked 4,26 2,57 1,69 0,059822 Souvlaki 4,28 3,36 0,92 0,118409 Souvlaki hand-made 5,28 4,25 1,04 0,152504 Chicken country-like 3,30 2,66 0,64 0,061268 Fresh packed Role 4,57 2,90 1,67 0,083559 Role smoked 4,26 2,65 1,61 0,07834 Souvlaki 4,78 3,55 1,24 0,136928 Souvlaki hand-made 5,04 4,43 0,62 0,171023 Chicken country-like 3,96 2,80 1,17 0,079786 Frozen Role 4,11 2,87 1,24 0,067263 Role smoked 4,40 2,61 1,79 0,062044 Souvlaki 4,17 3,40 0,76 0,120631 Souvlaki hand-made 4,99 4,29 0,70 0,154727 Chicken country-like 3,47 3,11 0,36 0,06349 Meat ball 2,70 2,45 0,26 0,049771 Meat ball marinate 3,03 2,80 0,23 0,048863 Bites 4,16 3,46 0,70 0,06301 Gyros 3,33 2,36 0,97 0,056453 Schnitzel 4,23 2,83 1,40 0,045968 Nuggets 4,99 3,77 1,21 0,063254 Cordon Blue 5,12 4,02 1,10 0,091516 Role simple 2,93 2,61 0,32 0,059456 Frozen packed Role 4,27 2,95 1,32 0,07012 Role smoked 4,49 2,69 1,80 0,064901 Souvlaki 4,33 3,59 0,74 0,123489 Souvlaki hand-made 5,15 4,47 0,68 0,157584 Chicken country-like 4,32 3,24 1,07 0,066347 Meat ball 2,93 2,58 0,35 0,068289 Meat ball marinate 3,04 2,93 0,10 0,067381 Bites 4,55 3,57 0,98 0,081528 Gyros 4,70 2,60 2,10 0,05931 Schnitzel 4,55 2,96 1,59 0,064486 Nuggets 5,22 3,91 1,32 0,081773 Cordon Blue 5,28 4,13 1,15 0,110035 Role simple 3,52 2,67 0,85 0,062313 Products in Boxes Meat ball simple 320 g 1,08 1,02 0,05 0,026733 Meat ball marinate 390 1,46 1,33 0,13 0,029665 Bites box 350 g 1,67 1,52 0,15 0,02799 Schnitzel box 360 g 1,42 1,22 0,20 0,028408 Cordon Blue box 400 g 2,10 1,93 0,17 0,030083 Retrieval of results from LINPROSYS can be taken by activating specific links. By activating the report answer link (Figure 2), the end-user can retrieve the optimal combination, which is suggested by LINPROSYS ( Table4 ). By activating the links sensitivity report and limitations report, the end-user can retrieve additional results to assist in better assessment of the suggested production plan (Tables 5 and 6).... In PAGE 6: ... By activating the links sensitivity report and limitations report, the end-user can retrieve additional results to assist in better assessment of the suggested production plan (Tables 5 and 6). The decision maker of the broiler enterprise can examine Table4 , which presents a very useful comparative view of current economic results, and the estimations of the economic results if the suggested optimal plan was adopted. The basic modifications that are suggested in the optimal production plan in comparison to the current production plan can be summarized as follows: Some products may not be selected if an optimal production plan (in terms of profitability) is the primary aim.... In PAGE 6: ... The basic modifications that are suggested in the optimal production plan in comparison to the current production plan can be summarized as follows: Some products may not be selected if an optimal production plan (in terms of profitability) is the primary aim. Table4 makes clear-cut to the manager that the production of some products is not profitable and therefore may not be further considered (e.g.... ..."

"... In PAGE 6: ... The verified and validated simulation model was used as production planning and scheduling tool to identify the optimum alternatives (lowest set-up and waiting times). Table2 illustrates the results of six distinct production planning and scheduling alternatives tested by the simulation model. Furthermore, each alternative shows percent improvement increase with respect to the existing production system.... ..."

"... In PAGE 18: ... Combination 4 is the only combination that can include box-type 170 and remove box-type 70 at day 1. The total tardiness obtained for the production plan generated when scheduling combination 4 at day 1 is 7, see Table8 . This plan is an improvement over the old plan and therefore stored in tpp.... ..."

"... In PAGE 7: ... 5-9. July 2003, Debrecen, Hungary 807 Table 4: Existing and optimal production plan (kg) Products Existing plan Optimal plan Bites box 350g 78,25 45,00 Bites frozen 854,45 260,00 Bites frozen packed 6,80 0,00 Chicken country-like fresh (non-frost) 0,00 0,00 Chicken country-like fresh (non-frost) packed 0,00 80,00 Chicken country-like frozen 0,00 0,00 Chicken country-like frozen packed 0,00 0,00 Cordon Blue box 400g 0,00 10,00 Cordon Blue frozen 0,00 0,00 Cordon Blue frozen packed 0,00 0,00 Gyros frozen 1031,76 1500,00 Gyros frozen packed 0,00 1252,26 Meat ball frozen 870,30 650,00 Meat ball frozen packed 20,42 0,00 Meat ball marinate 390g 68,28 39,00 Meat ball marinate frozen 806,12 450,00 Meat ball marinate frozen packed 0,00 0,00 Meat ball simple box 320g 64,00 60,00 Nuggets frozen packed 0,00 0,00 Nuggets frozen 0,00 0,00 Role fresh (non-frost) 0,00 0,00 Role fresh (non-frost) packed 935,18 400,00 Role frozen 0,00 0,00 Role frozen packed 190,40 0,00 Role simple frozen 5324,00 2740,00 Role simple frozen packed 0,00 0,00 Role smoked fresh (non-frost) 0,00 0,00 Role smoked fresh (non-frost) packed 48,50 0,00 Role smoked frozen 17,30 0,00 Role smoked frozen packed 23,95 3908,53 Schnitzel box 360g 107,28 36,00 Schnitzel frozen 1743,19 1900,00 Schnitzel frozen packed 29,53 286,33 Souvlaki fresh (non-frost) 0,00 0,00 Souvlaki fresh (non-frost) packed 173,69 150,00 Souvlaki frozen 0,00 0,00 Souvlaki frozen packed 162,43 0,00 Souvlaki hand-made fresh (non-frost) 0,63 0,00 Souvlaki hand-made fresh (non-frost) packed 10,40 30,00 Souvlaki hand-made frozen 0,00 0,00 Souvlaki hand-made frozen packed 52,60 0,00 Table5 presents a comparison between the total gross profit if the existing production plan was applied and the total gross profit if the plan suggested by LINPROSYS was adopted. The total gross profit in the plan suggested by LINPROSYS appears to be quite increased, and the managers of the enterprise should take this information into consideration.... ..."