a) In what order should the cars be processed through the facility that is the most efficient overall?
b) How long from start to finish will it take to complete the processing the five cars?
c) How much idle time was incurred by the washing process?
d) How much idle time was incurred by the waxing process?
e) Suppose there are 10 products you are creating that require time in 3 different machines. Make up the data corresponding to these 30 values, what is the optimal schedule?
f) For the made up proboem, how long is the total time to complete the production of all 10 products?
g) How much idle time is there are on all 3 of the machines?
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h) How might Statistical Process Controls impact scheduling in a real business situation?
i) How might Queuing Theory impact scheduling in a real business situation?