Session 20 Job Shop Scheduling OM 2019 Practice Problems
Session 20 Job Shop Scheduling OM 2019 Practice Problems
Their work (processing) times and due dates are given in the following table. The firm
wants to determine the sequence of processing according to (1) FCFS, (2) SPT, (3)
EDD, and (4) LPT rules. Jobs were assigned a letter in the order they arrived. Today is
day 1, and work begins today.
Priority
rule
Processing Job due
Job FCFS
time date
A 6 8 SPT
B 2 6 EDD
C 8 18 LPT
D 3 15
E 9 23
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CFS, (2) SPT, (3)
ey arrived. Today is
Number of Maximum
late jobs lateness
3 5
3 5
2 5
3 22
FCFS SPT
A 6 8 A 6 8
B 2 6 B 2 6
C 8 18 C 8 18
D 3 15 D 3 15
E 9 23 E 9 23
EDD LPT
A 6 8 A 6 8
B 2 6 B 2 6
C 8 18 C 8 18
D 3 15 D 3 15
E 9 23 E 9 23
Problem 2.
Processing times (including setup times) and due dates for six jobs waiting to be
processed at a work center are given in the following table. All jobs have arrived on the
same day. Determine the various performance measures by using the following priority
rules. Compare the results and comment:
(1) FCFS, (2) EDD, (3) SPT, and (4) LPT
A 2 7 2 0 FCFS
B 8 16 10 0
C 4 4 14 10
D 10 17 24 7
E 5 15 29 14
F 12 18 41 23
Duration
Job Due Date
(Days)
A 313 8
B 312 16
C 325 40
D 314 5
E 314 3
1. Average completion time or
achine Sum of total flow time
Mean flow time =
ld the jobs Number of jobs