A conceptual framework of the applicability of production scheduling from a contingency theory approach: addressing the theory-practice gap

In the last century, there was a general perception that scheduling theory highly irrelevant to practice. Many recent studies, however, have suggested applicability of approaches is intertwined with manufacturing environment in which task carried out. this paper we used constructs Contingency Theory suggest specific fits between and environments, after suggesting theory-practice gap production research has been caused by three issues: (a) simplification problems, (b) practical as decision process, (c) lack relevance traditional approach all environments. Furthermore, dynamism state system complexity problem are two constituting vectors define task. We use both identify different types environments propose approaches. Finally, hypothesize fit only relevant high resource utilization where could bigger impact on firm’s performance, present case studies better exemplify conceptual framework.