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Enumerate the approaches used for loading work centers

      

Enumerate the approaches used for loading work centers

  

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i. Infinite loading
In infinite loading, jobs are assigned to work centers without regard for capacity of the work center priority roles are appropriate for use under the infinite loading approach. Jobs are loaded at work centers according to the chosen priority rule. This is known as vertical loading.

ii. Finite
This projects the actual start and stop times of each job at each work centre. Finite loading consider the capacity of each work centre and compares the processing tome so that process time does not exceed capacity. With finite loading the scheduler loads the job that has the highest priority on all work centers it will require. Then the job with the next highest priority is loaded on all required work centers and so on.

iii. Sequencing
Sequencing is concerned with determining the order in which jobs are processed. Not only must the order be determined for processing jobs at work centers but also for work processed at individual work stations. When work centers are heavily loaded and lengthy jobs are involved, the situation can become complicated. The order of processing can be crucial when it comes to cost of waiting to be processed and the cost of idle time at work centers.
NatalieR answered the question on June 13, 2022 at 06:18


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