OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CONNECT AC
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Chapter 16, Problem 8P
The following table shows orders to be processed at a machine shop as of 8:00 a.m. Monday. The jobs have different operations they must go through. Processing times are in days. Jobs are listed in order of arrival.
a. Determine the processing sequence at the first work center using each of these rules: (1) FCFS, (2) S/O.
b. Compute the effectiveness of each rule using each of these measures: (1) average flow time, (2) average number of jobs at the work center.
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CONNECT AC
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