Assume there are five jobs (i.e., A, B, C, D, and E) that ne…

Assume there are five jobs (i.e., A, B, C, D, and E) that need to be sequenced in a production schedule. The remaining operating time necessary for completion of job A is 3 days (i.e., job A will take 3 more days to complete), B will take 9 days, C will take 6 days, D will take 5 days and E will take 8 days. Which job should be scheduled last if using the SOT priority rule for job sequencing?

Using the cut-and-try method for aggregate operations planni…

Using the cut-and-try method for aggregate operations planning, we can back calculate beginning inventory if we know the values of other relevant variables. What was the initial inventory if the production requirement was 900, the demand forecast was 1,000, and the necessary safety stock was 20 percent of the demand forecast?