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Production Scheduling at DeLand Crayon Company

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  • B. Madhu Rao

    (School of Business Administration, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32723)

  • Petros Xanthopoulos

    (School of Business Administration, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32723)

  • Qipeng Phil Zheng

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816)

Abstract

DeLand Crayon Company (DCC) is a large manufacturer of molded wax crayons. DCC sells three sizes of crayons, namely standard, large and jumbo. Standard-sized crayons, which account for most of the demand, include nine basic colors (red, blue, green, yellow, orange, violet, brown, black, and white), seven popular combination colors (red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, red-violet, blue-green, blue-violet, and pink), 16 fluorescent colors, and four metallic colors. DCC also manufactures several specialty crayons, such as reduced length, hexagonal shaped, golden glitter, glow-in-the-dark, wipe-off, washable, and keno. Demand for non–standard-size crayons, fluorescent, and metallic-colored standard crayons and the specialty crayons is low and uneven, but DCC believes that they must be maintained to create the perception of a broad product line.

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  • B. Madhu Rao & Petros Xanthopoulos & Qipeng Phil Zheng, 2020. "Production Scheduling at DeLand Crayon Company," INFORMS Transactions on Education, INFORMS, vol. 20(2), pages 99-101, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orited:v:20:y:2020:i:2:p:99-101
    DOI: 10.1287/ited.2019.0216cs
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