January 2018
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
236h 9m
English
After reading this supplement, you should be able to:
Define new performance measures (beyond flow time and past due) for evaluating a schedule.
Determine schedules for a single workstation using the EDD, SPT, CR, and S/RO priority sequencing rules.
Determine schedules for a two-station flow shop using Johnson’s rule.
Provide several labor assignment rules useful in developing schedules in a labor-limited environment.
This supplement focuses on operations scheduling, which involves assigning jobs to workstations or employees to jobs for specified time periods. Effective scheduling helps managers achieve the full potential of their processes and supply chains. Chapter 10, “Operations Planning and ...