Operations Management
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 16, Problem 1CQ
Summary Introduction
Case summary:
Person J realized that they have problem with short-term capacity in their pad printing operation. The case has discussed the problems and its causes. The production control office confirms that they can run eight-hour shift per day. They will be running 23 days in July beginning on July 1. The company will operate on three Saturdays (July 9, July 16, and July 23) and take off for July 4.
The given information is as follows:
Job | Date order received | Set-up time | Production time | Due date |
A | 4-Jun | 2 hours | 6 days | 11-Jul |
B | 7-Jun | 4 hours | 2 days | 8-Jul |
C | 12-Jun | 2 hours | 8 days | 25-Jul |
D | 14-Jun | 4 hours | 3 days | 19-Jul |
E | 15-Jun | 4 hours | 9 days | 29-Jul |
To determine: The priority rule that would be beneficial.
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Chapter 16 Solutions
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Ch. 16 - Why is scheduling fairly simple for repetitive...Ch. 16 - Prob. 2DRQCh. 16 - What are Gantt charts? How are they used in...Ch. 16 - Prob. 4DRQCh. 16 - Briefly describe each of these priority rules: a....Ch. 16 - Why are priority rules needed?Ch. 16 - What problems not generally found in manufacturing...Ch. 16 - Explain forward and backward schedulings and each...Ch. 16 - Prob. 9DRQCh. 16 - Prob. 10DRQ
Ch. 16 - Prob. 11DRQCh. 16 - What general trade-offs are involved in sequencing...Ch. 16 - Prob. 2TSCh. 16 - Prob. 3TSCh. 16 - One approach that can be effective in reducing the...Ch. 16 - Doctors and dentists offices frequently schedule...Ch. 16 - Prob. 3CTECh. 16 - Use the assignment method to determine the best...Ch. 16 - Rework Problem 1, treating the numbers in the...Ch. 16 - Assign trucks to delivery routes so that total...Ch. 16 - Develop an assignment plan that will minimize...Ch. 16 - Use the assignment method to obtain a plan that...Ch. 16 - The following table contains information...Ch. 16 - Using the information presented in the following...Ch. 16 - The following table shows orders to be processed...Ch. 16 - A wholesale grocery distribution center uses a...Ch. 16 - The times required to complete each of eight jobs...Ch. 16 - Prob. 11PCh. 16 - A shoe repair operation uses a two-step sequence...Ch. 16 - The following schedule was prepared by the...Ch. 16 - The production manager must determine the...Ch. 16 - A foreman has determined processing times at a...Ch. 16 - Given the information in the following table,...Ch. 16 - Given the following information on job times and...Ch. 16 - Prob. 18PCh. 16 - The following table contains order-dependent setup...Ch. 16 - The following table contains order-dependent setup...Ch. 16 - Prob. 21PCh. 16 - Given this information on planned and actual...Ch. 16 - Given the following data on inputs and outputs at...Ch. 16 - Determine the minimum number of workers needed,...Ch. 16 - Determine the minimum number of workers needed,...Ch. 16 - Determine the minimum number of workers needed,...Ch. 16 - Prob. 1CQ
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