CP-based decision support package for production flow planning - an SME perspective

Solving complex, decision-making problems requires application of decision support systems. The best solving strategy can be defined for each particular problem. The strategy refers to a sequence solving elementary subproblems. The aim of the paper is to present the evaluating criterion to estimate the efficiency of searching strategies. The criterion proposed offers a possibility to estimate the time needed to solve a constraint satisfaction problem. An illustrative example is provided.