Priority Sequencing
In sequencing jobs on machines on one the process time of each job and their due dates of delivery are required. A priority rule is then decided upon in order to sequence the various jobs accordingly.
Choosing the Right Sequencing Rule
The various criteria for choosing the right sequencing are as follows:
- Setup costs
- In process inventory costs
- Idle time
- Number or percent of job that are late
- Average time job are late
- Standard deviation of time jobs are late
- Average number of jobs waiting in the queue.
- Average time to complete a job
- Standard deviation of time to complete a job.