Question: 1. What is the purpose of a planning and control system related to scheduling?
2. What is the goal as stated by the theory of constraints (TOC), and how is that goal achieved?
3. What is the definition of a bottleneck according to TOC?
4. What scheduling rule should be applied to bottleneck work centers, and what scheduling rule should be applied to non-bottleneck work centers?
5. What measures can be taken to provide more capacity at a bottleneck work center?