Since your schedule was back to normal after that MRP report you did for Anne, you agreed to look at the information. After that compliment, how could you say no? "Try to get back to me within a couple of days," Jeff said he left your office.
After a few minutes with your old operations management text, you call the production control office to confirm the pad printing schedule. They confirm that pad printing schedule.
They confirm that pad printing runs one eight-hour shift per day. They tell you that due to a make-up day for flooding in June, pad printing will be running 23 days in July, beginning Friday, July 1(they will work three Saturdays on July 9, 16, and 23, and take a one-day holiday for July 4).
You thank them for the information and then you begin to develop your plan. Even though Jeff lacks a college degree, from what you have seen, he is very sharp. And obviously he knows good work when he sees it since he liked, and apparently understood, your past work. You resolve to cover all the bases but in a way that is as clear as possible.
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PAD Printing Order List
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Job
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Date Order Received
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Setup Time
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Production Time
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Due Date
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A
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6/4
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2 hrs.
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6 days
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11 July
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B
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6/7
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4 hrs.
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2 days
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8 July
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C
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6/12
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2 hrs.
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8 days
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25 July
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D
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6/14
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4 hrs.
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3 days
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19 July
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E
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6/15
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4 hrs.
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9 days
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29 July
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Note: Setup times is to set up the pad printer at the start of the job. Setup includes thoroughly cleaning the printing heads and ink reservoirs, installing the new pad(s) and ink su;;y, and carefully aligning the machine. Setup at the beginning of a new day with the same job is insignificant.
Examine the following rules and write a report to Jeff Baker summarizing your findings and advise him on which rule to use. Rules: FCFS, SPT, EDD, and CR.