The following jobs are waiting to be processed at Rick Solanos machine center. Solanos machine center has
Question:
The following jobs are waiting to be processed at Rick Solano’s machine center. Solano’s machine center has a relatively long backlog and sets a fresh schedule every 2 weeks, which does not disturb earlier schedules. Below are the jobs received during the previous 2 weeks. They are ready to be scheduled today, which is day 241 (day 241 is a work day). Job names refer to names of clients and contract numbers.
a) Complete the following table. (Show your supporting calculations.)
b) Which dispatching rule has the best score for flow time?
c) Which dispatching rule has the best score for utilization metric?
d) Which dispatching rule has the best score for lateness?
e) Which dispatching rule would you select? Support your decision.
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Operations Management Sustainability And Supply Chain Management
ISBN: 9780137476442
14th Edition
Authors: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson