Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 9, Problem 33AP

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Interpretation: The sequence of jobs which minimizes the mean flow time has to be computed.

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Flow time:The time spent in a business process right from beginning to end is called the flow time. It is also called total processing time.

B.

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Interpretation: The sequence of jobs which minimizes the maximum lateness has to be computed.

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EDD when expanded becomes Earliest due date. In the rule, the jobs must be arranged in increasing order according to the promised time.

C.

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Interpretation: The sequence of jobs which minimizes the number of tardy jobs has to be computed.

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Tardiness is supposed to be the difference derived between the actual flow time and the required due date. Therefore, tardy jobs are finished as soon as its due date is over.

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