Question: A Brake Pad has 5 processes that will undergo before it will be produced at a particular point in time. The jobs are labeled A,

A Brake Pad has 5 processes that will undergo before it will be produced at a particular point in time. The jobs are labeled A, B, C, D and E in the order that they entered the shop. The respective processing times and due dates are given in the table below.

Job Sequencing

Processing Time

Due Date

A (Turning)

6

8

B (Drilling)

2

6

C (Griding)

8

18

D (Milling)

3

15

E (Facing)

9

23

15. Using EDD priority technique determine the sequence of the jobs

BADCE

BACED

BCEAD

BECAD

16. Using EDD priority technique determine average flow time

14.25

16.82

13.60

15.40

17. Using CR priority technique determine the sequence of the jobs. Assume none of the jobs have been started yet and you are at day "0".

CAEBD

ABEDC

ACEBD

CABDE

18. Using CR priority technique determine the average days late

4.5

6.4

2.9

2.2

19. As per the calculations, which of the two priority techniques EDD or CR is best sequencing option for the Brake Pad process? Why?

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