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Overall goal of scheduling
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to establish the timing of the use of specific resources of that organization.
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Benefits of scheduling
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can yield cost savings and increses in productivity
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Key aspects of scheduling high volume systems.
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flow systems: high vol system with standardized equipment and activities.
Flow-shop scheduling: scheduling for high volume flow system. |
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Key aspects of intermediate volume systems
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outputs are b/w standardized high vol systems and made to order shops.
Economic run size |
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3 basic issues of intermidiate volume systems
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run size, timing , sequence of jobs
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two basic issues in low volume systems
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loading
sequencing |
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How is gantt chart used in low volume systems?
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used as a visual aid for loading and scheduling
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Explain "loading"
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assignment of jobs to process centers
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define work station
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an area where one person works usually with special equipment on a specialized job.
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define priority rules
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simple heuristics used to select the orderin which jobs will be processed
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define job time
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time needed for setup and processing of a job.
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Define FCFS
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first come first serve
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