SCHEDULING
Pertains to establishing the timing of the use of specific resources of an organization;
equipment, facilities, and human activities.
In the decision-making hierarchy, scheduling decisions are the final step in the
transformation process before actual output occurs.
Effective scheduling can yield cost savings and increase in productivity.
example:
In educational institutions, it can reduce the need for expansion of
facilities.
OBJECTIVES OF SCHEDULING
* To achieve trade-offs among conflicting goals
* Efficient utilization of staff, equipment, and facilities
SCHEDULING OPERATIONS
Scheduling tasks are largely a function of the volume of system output.
High-volume systems require approaches different from those required by job shops
and project scheduling requires still different approaches.
SCHEDULING IN HIGH-VOLUME SYSTEMS (FLOW SYSTEM)
Scheduling encompasses allocation workloads to specific work centers and
determining the sequence in which operations are to be performed.
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- Spring '10
- Acuna
- Thermodynamics, The Work, Capacity utilization, high-volume systems, SCHEDULING OPERATIONS Scheduling
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