There are three finished products: Original Unscented (UO), Original Lemon Scent (OS), and Extra-Strength Unscented (EU).

Production stages:

a. Mixing - 1 mixer (M1)

b. Scent/additives - 2 stations for scents/additives (S1, S2)

c. Packaging - 2 Packaging lines (P1, P2)

Develop a scheduling challenge that involves the 3 finished products from above that have at least 3 customer orders with ship dates and times that align with commit dates already relayed to customers. Additionally, assume there are 7 machines involved in the schedule. b. Create data tables needed to build a production schedule including: i. Open Customer Orders ii. Production Rates iii. Production Yields iv. Build of material v. Production Sequence/Transition Matrix vi. Changeover and Setup Times vii. Others? c. Define Basic Rules to Create Initial Schedules (Rule Based) d. Create/Define Genetic Algorithm to Develop/Improve Schedules