Alice’s Alterations has eight jobs to be completed and only one sewing machine (and sewing machine operator). Given the processing times and due dates as shown here, prioritize the jobs by SPT, DDATE, and SLACK. Today is day 5.

Calculate mean flow time, mean tardiness, maximum tardiness, and number of jobs tardy for each sequence. Which sequencing rule would you recommend? Why?

Task	Processing Time (days)	Due Date
A	5	10
B	8	15
C	6	15
D	3	20
E	10	25
F	14	40
G	7	45
H	3	50

Kim Johnson, R. N., the charge nurse of the antepartum ward of City Hospital in Burtonsville, Maryland, needs help in scheduling the nurse workforce for next week.

a. Create an employee schedule that will meet the demand requirements and guarantee each nurse two days off per week.

b. Revise the schedule so that the two days off are consecutive.

Days of Week	M	T	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
No. of Nurses	3	3	4	5	4	3	3
Kim Johnson
Tom Swann
Flo Coligny
Shelly Betts
Phuong Truong