Question: Mr. Ulymarl , the newly appointed manager has been tasked to ensure that the machine shop is fully utilized. The past years the machine centers

Mr. Ulymarl , the newly appointed manager has been tasked to ensure that the machine shop is fully utilized. The past years the machine centers are under utilized as proven with a record of idle times . Right now, they are having 6 regular clients whose job order needs to pass through 2 machine centers ( 1 and 2 ).

Client

Machine 1 ( days )

Machine 2 ( Days )

Earliest Due Date

A

6

3

10

B

6

4

30

C

10

6

20

D

7

1

15

E

2

3

35

F

6

5

28

In performing the job orders, they are needing Part 001 to complete tasks. Usually, Mr Ulymarl decided that a quantity of 310 pcs will be made every order of which the order cost id BD 10 and the cost to keep the inventory safe is BD 4 while the cost of each part is BD 10.5.

  1. Is there a better way to schedule the jobs in the workcenter? ( 2 pts )
  2. Prove your answer by showing and comparing results ( 18 pts , ECT, IT , Diagram)
  3. Is the decision of Mr Ulymarl to order 310 pcs correct? ( 2 pts )
  4. Prove your answer by showing and comparing results ( 18 pts, Total Cost Solution )

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