The Budd Gear Co. specializes in heat-treating gears for automobile companies. At 8:00 a.m., when Budds shop

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The Budd Gear Co. specializes in heat-treating gears for automobile companies. At 8:00 a.m., when Budd’s shop opened today, five orders (listed in order of arrival) were waiting to be processed.

Order Order Size

(units)

Per Unit Time in Heat Treatment

(minutes/unit)

Due Date

(min. from now)

A 16 4 160 B 6 12 200 C 10 3 180 D 8 10 190 E 4 1 220

a. If the earliest due date rule is used, what sequence should be used?

b. What will be the average job tardiness?

c. What will be the average number of jobs in the system?

d. Would the SPT rule produce better results in terms of job tardiness?

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Operations Management

ISBN: 9781260575712

14th Edition

Authors: William J Stevenson

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