CHAPTER 15

Scheduling

Before studying this chapter you should know or, if necessary, review

  1. Operational impact of competitive priorities, Chapter 2, pp. 37–40.
  2. The differences between high-volume and low-volume operations, Chapter 10, pp. 374–379.
  3. Line balancing, Chapter 10, p. 389.
  4. Techniques for reducing employee boredom, Chapter 11, pp. 416–417.
  5. Order promising, Supplement D, pp. D10–D14.
  6. Order planning, Chapter 14, pp. 550–555.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After studying this chapter you should be able to

images Explain the different kinds of scheduling operations.

images Describe different shop loading methods.

images Develop a schedule using priority rules.

images Calculate scheduling performance measures.

images Develop a schedule for multiple workstations.

images Describe the theory of constraints.

images Describe scheduling techniques ...

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