市场驱动的合同网是为小批量和车间制造商设计的下一代生产计划和控制系统。市场驱动的合同网架构是完全分布式的，在计算机网络上运行。它是市场驱动的，因为它将客户与制造车间的当前能力直接联系起来。本案例研究基于位于纽约州斯克内克塔迪的GE汽轮发电机业务的小型零件车间。它主要涉及由市场驱动的合同网创建的进度计划的质量和进度计划创建的速度。在本案例研究中，市场驱动的合同网显示，47%的在制品库存减少，59%的平均时间减少- 在建工程量减少3%，总工作内容减少3%，生产成本减少3%，迟到率大幅降低。

THE MARKET-DRIVEN CONTRACT NET IS A NEXT- GENERATION PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR SMALL-BATCH AND JOB-SHOP MANUFACTURERS. THE MARKET- DRIVEN CONTRACT NET ARCHITECTURE IS FULLY DISTRIBUTED, OPERATING OVER A NETWORK OF COMPUTERS. IT IS MARKET-DRIVEN IN THE SENSE THAT IT LINKS CUSTOMERS DIRECTLY TO THE CURRENT CAPABILITIES OF THE MANUFACTURING FLOOR. THIS CASE STUDY IS BASED ON THE SMALL PARTS SHOP AT THE GE STEAM TURBINE GENERATOR BUSINESS IN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK. IT PRIMARILY CONCERNS THE QUALITY OF THE SCHEDULE CREATED BY THE MARKET-DRIVEN CONTRACT NET AND THE SPEED OF SCHEDULE CREATION. IN THIS CASE STUDY, THE MARKET-DRIVEN CONTRACT NET SHOWS 47% WORK-IN-PROGRESS INVENTORY REDUCTIONS, 59% AVERAGE TIME-IN-PROGRESS REDUCTIONS, 3% TOTAL-WORK-CONTENT REDUCTIONS, 3% PRODUCTION-COST REDUCTIONS, AND SUBSTANTIAL TARDINESS REDUCTIONS.