The following set of seven jobs to be processed through two work centres at ColourTech's printing plant. The sequence is first printing and then binding. Processing times for each work centre are shown in table 8.0.
|
Job
|
Printing (Hours)
|
Binding (Hours)
|
|
T
|
15
|
3
|
|
U
|
7
|
9
|
|
V
|
4
|
10
|
|
W
|
7
|
6
|
|
X
|
10
|
9
|
|
Y
|
4
|
5
|
|
Z
|
7
|
8
|
- What is the optimal sequence for these jobs to be scheduled
- Chart these jobs through the two work centres
- What is the total length of time of this optimal solution?
- What is the idle time in the Binding shop given the optimal solution?
- How much would the binding machines ideal time be cut by splitting, Job Z half?