What types of scheduling decisions are management likely to encounter in the following operations? Describe the scheduling decisions in terms of the types of resources to be scheduled and the associated customers or jobs scheduled. Further specify the kinds of objectives that might be appropriate for the situation(s) you chose. a. Hospital b. University c. Moviemaking d. Make-to-order factory

What types of scheduling decisions are management likely to encounter in the following operations? Describe the scheduling decisions in terms of the types of resources to be scheduled and the associated customers or jobs scheduled. Further specify the kinds of objectives that might be appropriate for the situation(s) you chose. a. Hospital b. University c. Moviemaking d. Make-to-order factory

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

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