A machine shop has seven jobs to be processed through a two-step process. The processing times in

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A machine shop has seven jobs to be processed through a two-step process. The processing times in hours for each job for each operation are given in the following table. Determine the job sequence that will minimize the total time required to complete the jobs:

Step 1 Step 2 Job Processing Time Processing Time 1.50 1.00 2.40 1.70 1.40 1.20 1.90 1.70 1.80 2.00 1.60 2.00 1.55 1.70

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Operations Management Managing Global Supply Chains

ISBN: 978-1506302935

1st edition

Authors: Ray R. Venkataraman, Jeffrey K. Pinto

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