Question: Consider the Part Type Selection problem we covered in class. This problem helps us determine which parts we will produce in a new FMS .

Consider the Part Type Selection problem we covered in class. This problem helps us determine which parts we will
produce in a new FMS. The problem assumes that we have candidate parts i=1,2,dotsN, that the total savings achieved
by producing part i in the FMS is si and that we know that there is a 'key bottleneck' in the FMS, which has P available
time units. Each part i requires a total processing time pi in the 'key bottleneck'.
, Step 1: Order parts [1] to [N] such that
-s[1]p[1]s[2]p[2]cdotss[N]p[N]
, Define remaining available time T=P
Step 2: For i=1dotsN select part i and add the part to the FMS if si>0iT=T-piP,QRipi,qiripi and si>0. Each time you add a new
part i, update the remaining available time asT=T-pi.
Now suppose you had 3 'key bottlenecks' (thatis3 resources that each might be the bottleneck depending on the
parts you choose to produce in the FMS). These resources have P,Q and R time units available respectively. And
each part i requires a total processing time pi,qi and riin each of the three, respectively. Modify the algorithm
above to solve the 3-bottleneck version of the problem
 Consider the Part Type Selection problem we covered in class. This

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