THIS PAPER PRESENTS REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPUTER-BASED SCHEDULING AND--IN PARTICULAR--DISCUSSES WHERE COMPUTER- COMPUTER-BASED SCHEDULING FITS WITHIN COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTS. THE IDEAL SCHEDULING SOLUTION WILL INCLUDE A MASTER SCHEDULING SYSTEM SUCH AS A MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING (MRP II) SYSTEM; INTEGRATED WITH A REAL TIME MACHINE MONITORING SYSTEM. AN INTEGRATED SOLUTION WILL PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK OF WORK IN PROCESS AND WILL UP-DATE THE SCHEDULING DATABASE AND ORDER STATUS AUTOMATICALLY.
