At a machine tool plant, five jobs must be completed each day. The time it takes to

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At a machine tool plant, five jobs must be completed each day. The time it takes to do each job depends on the machine used to do the job. If a machine is used at all, a setup time is required. The relevant times (in minutes) are given in the file P06_59.xlsx.

a. Determine how to minimize the sum of the setup and machine operation times needed to complete all jobs.

b. Use SolverTable to see how a change in the setup time for machine 4 changes the optimal solution.

c. Use SolverTable to see how a change in the required time for machine 1 to complete job 3 changes the optimal solution.

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Practical Management Science

ISBN: 1497

5th Edition

Authors: Wayne L. Winston, Christian Albright

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