Give an example of a scheduling challenge that involves 3 finished products that have at least 3
Question:
Give an example of a scheduling challenge that involves 3 finished products that have at least 3 customer orders with ship dates and times that align with commit dates already relayed to customers. Additionally, assume each product requires at least 3 stages of production and 7 machines involved in the schedule. EXAMPLE: My 3 finished products are Baked Chips (BC) , Bbq Waffle Chips (BWC), and Spicy Corn Chips (SCC). The stages of production are Fryer then Seasoning then Packaging. My challenge has 2 Fryers (F1, F2), 2 Seasoning Tumblers (S1, S2) and 3 Packaging Lines (P1, P2, P3) b. Create data tables needed to build a production schedule including: i. Open Customer Orders ii. Production Rates iii. Production Yields iv. BOM v. Production Sequence/Transition Matrix vi. Changeover and Setup Times vii. Others? c. Define Basic Rules to Create Initial Schedules (Rule Based) d. Create/Define Genetic Algorithm to Develop/Improve Schedules