In this scenario, the student is to consider him or herself to be the Production Manager of Kibby and Strand company. Kibby and Strand is textile company.

As Production Manager, formulate a priority scheduling plan for managing the production of goods based on incoming contracts. Specifically, is first in-first out a sound approach? What about other priority schemes? In addition, document the maximum capacity of the production department and determine if receiving, production, or shipping is the rate limiting resource with regard to capacity.