Operations Management: An Integrated Approach, 5th Edition

Discussion Questions

1. Compare and contrast high-volume and low-volume scheduling operations.
2. Describe a high-volume service operation and how scheduling should be done.
3. Describe a low-volume service operation and how scheduling should be done.
4. Visit a local service operation and describe its scheduling procedures.
5. Visit a local manufacturing operation and describe how it sequences jobs through the shop.
6. Describe infinite loading.
7. Explain how the output from infinite loading is used.
8. Explain how finite loading is done.
9. Explain the benefits of finite loading.
10. Describe forward scheduling.
11. Describe backward scheduling.
12. Visit a local service or manufacturing operation and learn how it measures schedule effectiveness.
13. Describe the principles of OPT.
14. Describe the theory of constraints.
15. Describe different methods that might be useful for scheduling service operations.