Operations Management (McGraw-Hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)
Operations Management (McGraw-Hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)
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ISBN: 9780078024108
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 16, Problem 18P

a)

Summary Introduction

To determine: Sequence of jobs based on decision rule Earliest Due Date (EDD).

Introduction: Earliest Due Date is the scheduling rule, which helps to arrange the sequence in the order. Here, job with the earliest due date would be served first. Then, the process would be going on from earliest due date to latest due date..

b)

Summary Introduction

To determine: The average job tardiness for the sequence determined using EDD

Introduction: Earliest Due Date is the scheduling rule, which helps to arrange the sequence in the order. Here, job with the earliest due date would be served first. Then, the process would be going on from earliest due date to latest due date.

c)

Summary Introduction

To determine: The average number of jobs for the sequence determined using EDD

Introduction: Earliest Due Date is the scheduling rule, which helps to arrange the sequence in the order. Here, job with the earliest due date would be served first. Then, the process would be going on from earliest due date to latest due date.

d)

Summary Introduction

To determine: Whether the SPT would have better result in terms of job tardiness than EDD.

Introduction: Shortest Processing Tine is the scheduling rule, which helps to arrange the sequence in the order. Here, job with the shortest duration would be served first. Then, the process would be going on from shortest to largest duration.

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Operations Management (McGraw-Hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)

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