OPERATIONS SCHEDULING

OPERA
SCHED TIONS
ULING SCHED
ULING
 PURPOSE OF SCHEDULING

Allocation of production capacity

Reducing Cost
Flexibility
Meet Due Dates 
Minimize Work In Progress
Minimize The Average Flow Time
 PURPOSE OF SCHEDULING

Provisions For High Machine

Accurate job status  
Reduce setup times 
Minimize production cost
Preventing unbalanced use of time
Proper utilization of Labour
WHY OPTIMIZING
SCHEDULING……………..?
 SCHEDULING METHODS

FORWARD BACKWARD
 FORWARD SCHEDULING

 Begins the schedule as soon as

requirements are known

 Example:
 BACKWARD SCHDUELING

 Begins with due date of the final operation

 Example : used in manufacturing

environments,catering and schedule surgery
SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES

GANTT CHART

CRITICAL RATIO METHOD

GANTT CHART
CRITICAL RATIO METHOD
 SCHEDULING ACTIVITIES

ROUTIN DISPATC
LOADING
G HING
 ROUTING
 process of deciding the sequence of
operations

• What….?
• Where…..?
• How…….?
• Which sequence……?
 LOADING

 Involves assigning jobs

 Loads work into available work time

 DISPATCHING

 Sequencing And Selecting

 Focuses On Next Job

 Following are different dispatching
methods

 Earliest due date (EDD)

 First-come, first-served (FCFS)
 Shortest processing time (SPT)
 Critical ratio (CR)
 Slack per operation (S/O)
 Rush
 Random (random selection)
SCHEDULING SERVICE OPERATIONS
 EXAMPLE OF SERVICE
OPERATION

• AIRLINES EXAMPLE
CASE STUDY
Continuous improvement
as a business strategy
CONCLUSION