ASSIGNEMENT 1

Operations and Supply Chain Management

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Group OS 4
Group Members-Mona Arumugam, Kushik Bharadwaj, Ashish Bhartiya,
Adele Coutinho, Dhruv Bipinchandra Desai, Abhishek Deshpande

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 Question 1 -A set of four jobs A, B, C & D have the machining time of 5, 25, 20, and 10 hours and are
due at 20, 35, 40 and 25 hours respectively. The four priority rules to be assessed for deciding the
scheduling are recommended to be EDD, SPT, LPT and CR.

1(a). Compute and analyse the set of critical performance metrics for each scheduling process.

1(b). Identify the best priority rule. Support your answer with justifications.

1(c). Comment on the outcomes from other than the best priority rules.

Answer

1(a) - Let us prepare a tabular form of the data.

According to the given situation, there are 4 set of jobs with below mentioned details:

Job Work Time (Machining Time) in Job Due in

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A 5 20

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B 25 35

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C 20 40

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As a first step, we will be calculating the Critical Ratio for all 4 jobs with the given data.

Critical Ration = Job Due/Job Work Time

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With above definition, we can conclude with below table:

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Job Work Time (Machining Time) in Job Due in Critical

Jobs Hours Hours Ratio
A 5 20 4
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B 25 35 1.4
C 20 40 2
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D 10 25 2.5
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The 4 priority rules that have to be assessed are:-

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1. EDD (Earliest Due Date)

2. SPT (Shortest Processing Time)

3. LPT (Longest Processing Time)

4. CR (Critical Ration)

EDD – Establishes Priority on the basis of the due date of the Jobs. Hence the sequence will be A-D-B-
C

SPT – Processes the job with the least processing time among the completing list and schedules it
ahead of the others. Hence the sequence will be A-D-C-B.

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 LPT – The job which takes the longest time to process is scheduled ahead of other competing jobs.
Hence the sequence is B-C-D-A.

CR – Critical ration measures the criticality of the job by computing a simple ratio – due date to
processing time data. The smaller the value of CR, the more critical the job is. Hence the sequence is
B-C-D-A.

Priority Rule Rank ordering of Jobs

EDD A-D-B-C
SPT A-D-C-B
LPT B-C-D-A
CR B-C-D-A

The set of Critical Performance Metrics for each scheduling process are as follows:

1. Average completion Time

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2. Utilization Metric

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3. Average number of Jobs in the system

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4. Average job lateness

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Now we calculate the above parameters for each scheduling process. Before we calculate the above
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parameters, let us define Flow time and Job Lateness.

Flow time: Time taken by a job from start to end stage is called Job flow time. This includes the time
taken for machining and also the idle waiting time for the job.
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Job Lateness: The extra time which the job incurs beyond its estimated completion time is called job
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lateness.
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SPT
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Job Job
Sequenc Job Work (Processing) Flow Time in Job Due Lateness
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A 5 5 20 0
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D 10 15 25 0
C 20 35 40 0

B 25 60 35 25
Total 60 115 25

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 The Performance Metrices are as below:

Average Completion Time = (Sum of

Total Flow Time) / Number of Jobs 28.75

Utilization Metric (in %) = Total Job

(Work) Time / Sum of Total Flow
Time 52.17

Average Number of Jobs in the

System = (Sum of Total Flow Time) /
(Total Job Work Time) 1.92

Average Job Lateness = (Total Late

in Hours) / (Number of Jobs) 6.25

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EDD

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Sequenc (Processing) Time Flow Time Job Due Lateness
e in Hours in Hours in Hours in Hours
A 5 5 20 0
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D 10 15 25 0
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B 25 40 35 5

C 20 60 40 20
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Total 60 120 25
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The Performance Metrices are as below:

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Average Completion Time = (Sum of Total

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Flow Time) / Number of Jobs 30

Utilization Metric (in %) = Total Job (Work)

Time / Sum of Total Flow Time 50

Average Number of Jobs in the System =

(Sum of Total Flow Time) / (Total Job Work
Time) 2

Average Job Lateness = (Total Late in Hours)

/ (Number of Jobs) 6.25

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 LPT

Job Work Job

Job (Processing) Flow Time in Job Due Lateness in
Sequence Time in Hours Hours in Hours Hours
B 25 25 35 0

C 20 45 40 5
D 10 55 25 30

A 5 60 20 40
Total 60 185 75

The performance metrices are as mentioned below:

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Average Completion Time = (Sum of Total Flow Time)

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/ Number of Jobs 46.25

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Utilization Metric (in %) = Total Job (Work) Time /
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Sum of Total Flow Time 32.43

Average Number of Jobs in the System = (Sum of

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Total Flow Time) / (Total Job Work Time) 3.08

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Average Job Lateness = (Total Late in Hours) /

(Number of Jobs) 18.75
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CR

Job Work
Job (Processing) Flow Job
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Sequenc Time in Time in Job Due Lateness in

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e Hours Hours in Hours Hours

B 25 25 35 0

C 20 45 40 5
D 10 55 25 30

A 5 60 20 40
Total 60 185 75

The performance metrices are as mentioned below:

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 Average Completion Time = (Sum of Total Flow
Time) / Number of Jobs 46.25

Utilization Metric (in %) = Total Job (Work) Time /

Sum of Total Flow Time 32.43

Average Number of Jobs in the System = (Sum of

Total Flow Time) / (Total Job Work Time) 3.08

Average Job Lateness = (Total Late in Hours) /

(Number of Jobs) 18.75

From the above calculations and analysis we can summarize all the scheduling processes in a single
table as seen below:

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Average Completion Utilization Metric Average Number of Average Lateness
Rule Time (Hours) (%) Jobs in System (Hours)

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SPT 28.75 52.17 1.92 6.25
EDD 30 50 2 6.25

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46.25 32.43 3.08 18.75
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CR 46.25 32.43 3.08 18.75

We can see how various Scheduling processes are performing with difference performance metrices.
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1(b)

Before we identify the best Schedule from the above 4, we need to consider the below rules:
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i. In case of Average Job completion time, lower the value better is the outcome.
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ii. In case of Average Utilization Metric, higher the percentage better the outcome.

iii. In case of Average number of Jobs in System, lower the value better is the outcome.
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iv. In case of Average Lateness, lower the value better is the outcome.
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Now considering the above rules, we can conclude that the schedule SPT has performed the best
among the 4 rules with values as stated below:

Average Job Completion Time: 28.75 Hours

Utilization Metrics: 52.17%

Average number of Jobs in the system: 1.92

Average Lateness: 6.25 Hours

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 Hence the Priority Rule SPT (Shortest Processing Time) is the best performing scheduling for the Jobs
A,B,C&D.

1(c)

Looking at the summary table in 1(b), we can also observe the following:

i. The priority rules LPT and CR have the exact set of Critical Performance parameters for the Jobs.

ii. In case of Priority rules SPT and EDD the Average lateness is same at 6.25 Hours which is the least
among all priority rules

iii. If we observe the values of SPT and EDD the values are very close to each other. Hence EDD can
be considered as the closest alternative to SPT Priority rule.

Question 2 Titan produces from their manufacturing units two brands of watches – Sonata and

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Nebula. Sonata is targeted for a mass market while Nebula is targeted at a premium segment.

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2(a). Should Titan produce & manage both brands with the same operational supply chains? Why?

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SONATA and NEBULA are two-time products of TITAN. Both have different supply chains since they
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Sоnаtа announced their integrated digital Modern Distribution Platform, which helps transform
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best оf breed B2B e-соmmerсe fоr сustоmer соllаbоrаtiоn, Rоute tо Mаrket аррliсаtiоns with its
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THE NEBULА hаs STАNDАRD АND ENGINEERED SОLUTIОNS TО THE SUРРLY СHАIN, DISTRIBUTIОN
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АND LОGISTIСS INDUSTRY ОN А NEUTRАL BАSIS, TRULY ENАBLING THE INDUSTRY АND ОFFERING
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2(b). Should they share the manufacturing facilities, production process, and quality assurance
systems?

2(c). Should the packaging, warehousing, transportation, customer relationship management be

different for both? Support your answers with reasons.

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