Principles of Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (10th Edition)
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To determine: The objective of
Introduction: Scheduling is the process of controlling and arranging the workloads of the production process using an optimized method. It is used to plan allocating human resources and machinery.
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QUESTION 5 (SCHEDULING: CYCLICAL SCHEDULING)
15.26 Daniel's Barber Shop at Newark Airport is open
7 days a week but has fluctuating demand. Daniel Ball is inter-
ested in treating his barbers as well as he can with steady work
and preferably 5 days of work with two consecutive days off.
His analysis of his staffing needs resulted in the following plan.
Schedule Daniel's staff with the minimum number of barbers.
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MON. TUE. WED. THU. FRI. SAT. SUN.
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Question 1) Scheduling
If the following jobs are sequenced according to the FCFS rule
Job
Processing Time (days)
Due Date
A
8
12
B
6
15
C
11
17
D
5
10
E
3
8
What is the mean tardiness (in days) for all jobs?
What is the mean completion time in days for all jobs?
What is the maximum job tardiness (in days)
QUESTION 4 (SCHEDULING: JOHNSON'S RULE)
The following schedule was prepared by the production manager of Marymount Metal Shop:
Determine a schedule that will result in the earliest completion of all jobs on this list.
CUTTING
POLISHING
Job
ABCDEFG
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Start
0
2
6
11
15
17
20
Finish
2
6
11
15
17
20
21
Start
2615232
11
20
24
Finish
5
9
13
20
23
24
28
What is the optimal sequence?
Draw the time-phased chart.
What is the total completion time?
What is the total idle time at Polishing work centre?
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Principles of Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (10th Edition)
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