Bottlenecks and TOC scheduling
1. Show what are the differences in how bottleneck and non-bottleneck work centers are scheduled under TOC? Why are these differences desirable?
2. Why should buffers be located in front of bottleneck work centers under TOC scheduling? How should the size of the buffers be determined?
3. What are the implications of not allocating material in a shop order after availability checking?
4. Provide some examples of static and dynamic scheduling problems.