What are the four types of planning data used in production activity control? What information does each contain? Describe infinite and finite loading. What is operation splitting? What is its purpose?

LOGI1020 – Homework 6

1. What are the four types of planning data used in production activity control? What information does each contain?

2. Describe infinite and finite loading.

3. What is operation splitting? What is its purpose?

4. What is the definition of throughput?

5. Describe each of the following dispatching rules giving their advantages and disadvantage.

a) First come, first served.

b) Earliest due date.

c) Earliest operation due date.

d) Shortest processing time

e) Critical ratio.