QUESTION 1

Discuss the most common approach to determining the appropriate run length of a simulation. Your response should be 35 words in length.

QUESTION 2

What is sub-optimization in scheduling? Your response should be 35 words in length.

QUESTION 3

A machine shop has two machines, A and B. Four jobs need to be processed through machine A first and B second. Job 1 will take one hour on machine A and three hours on machine B. Job 2 will take three hours on A and two hours on B. Job 3 will take seven on A and three on B. Job 4 will take five hours on A and one hour on B. Using Johnson’s rule, in what order should these jobs be done? Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

QUESTION 5

In discussing batch size on an assembly line, can “one” and “infinity” be equally correct answers? Explain your response.

Your response should be 75 words in length

QUESTION 6

You are responsible for an operation that has 12 distinct jobs. Seven of those jobs must be processed in two operations. All seven jobs must go through D and E in that sequence, i.e., D first and then E. Determine the optimal order in which the jobs should be sequenced through the process using the following times:

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.