Scheduling

Develop a scheduling methodology that minimizes the cycle time to satisfy the first week's production plan. The scheduling methodology must state the dispatching rule at each station, and the lot size for each sub$-$product type. Assume that all the orders for the week arrive at the beginning of the week.

For this part, describe your plan $($open$-$ended question$).$ The execution on software $($e$.$g$.,$ Simul$8/$ Excel$)$ is optional.

For example, if you plan to use Simul$8$ for scheduling, your discussion can include:

o The building blocks you would like to include.

What information needs to be specified to each building block.

If the current setup cannot satisfy the production requirement, what changes can be made.

If you plan to use Excel to schedule, your discussion can include:

Worksheets you plan to include.

o The generalization of the current Excel file $($i$.$e$.,$ for the first week$)$ to future weeks.

o If the current setup cannot satisfy the production requirement, what changes can be made.

You can also discuss other techniques for scheduling $($e$.$g$.,$ how you do this in your job$)$ for this part.