Operations Management (McGraw-Hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)
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ISBN: 9780078024108
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 16, Problem 1CQ
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Person J realized that they have problem with short-term capacity in their pad printing operation. The case has discussed the problems and its causes. The production control office confirms that they can run eight-hour shift per day. They will be running 23 days in July beginning on July 1. The company will operate on three Saturdays (July 9, July 16, and July 23) and take off for July 4.
The given information is as follows:
Job | Date order received | Set-up time | Production time | Due date |
A | 4-Jun | 2 hours | 6 days | 11-Jul |
B | 7-Jun | 4 hours | 2 days | 8-Jul |
C | 12-Jun | 2 hours | 8 days | 25-Jul |
D | 14-Jun | 4 hours | 3 days | 19-Jul |
E | 15-Jun | 4 hours | 9 days | 29-Jul |
To determine: The priority rule that would be beneficial.
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Operations Management (McGraw-Hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)
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