mgt311-define-makespan-draw-gantt-chart-calculate-the-machine-utilization
Sequence the jobs shown below by using a Gantt chart. Assume that the move time between machines is one hour. Sequence the jobs in priority order 1, 2, 3, 4.
Job Work Center/Machine HoursDue Date (days) | ||
1 | A/3, B/2, C/2 | 3 |
2 | C/2, A/4 | 2 |
3 | B/6, A/1, C/3 | 4 |
4 | C/4, A/1, B/2 | 3 |
- Using finite capacity scheduling, draw a Gantt chart for the schedule
- What is the makespan?
- How much machine idle time is there?
- How much idle time (waiting time) is there for each job?
- When is each job delivered?
- Which department is the bottleneck?
- Calculate the machine utilization?
Question 2:
A public accounting firm requires the following activities
for an audit:
Activity | Immediate Predecessor | Activity time |
A | – | 3 |
B | A | 2 |
C | – | 5 |
D | B, C | 2 |
E | A | 4 |
F | B, C | 6 |
G | E, D | 5 |
- Draw a network for this project?
- Make a forward pass and a backward pass to determine ES, LS, EF, and LF?
- What are the critical path?