Operations Management
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Author: CACHON, Gérard, Terwiesch, Christian
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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To determine: The job that would be processed second as per WSPT rule.
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Given the information below, determine the following:(A) Processing sequence using (1) SPT and (2) EDD. (B) Average completion time and average job tardiness using (1) SPT and (2) EDD.
. Assume the jobs displayed in Table 18.22 need to be processed on a single resource andare sequenced with the WSPT rule. Which job would be processed second?a. Ab. Bc. Cd. De. E
Given the data below, using the SPT heuristic sequencing rule, determine the completion date and tardiness for each job as well as the average completion time and average tardiness for all four jobs. Which of the following statements is true?
Job
Processing time (days)
Due date (in days)
A
10
10
B
5
8
C
15
25
D
8
15
a.Jobs B and D will have no tardiness
b.The tardiness for Job A is 12 days
c.The average tardiness is 19.75
d.The average completion time is 6.5
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Operations Management
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