This file of BSOP 334 Week 7 Homework contains:
Chapter 14: Discussion and Review Questions: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 (pp. 650-651)
2. What is the ultimate goal of a lean system? What are the supporting goals? What are the building blocks?
3.Describe the philosophy that underlies JIT (i.e., what is JIT intended to accomplish?).
Chapter 16: Discussion and Review Questions: 1, 5, 7, 8 (p. 732)
4. What are some of the main obstacles that must be overcome in converting from a traditional system to lean?
1.Why is scheduling fairly simple for repetitive systems but fairly complex for job shops?
5. Briefly describe each of these priority rules:
7. What problems not generally found in manufacturing systems do service systems present in terms of scheduling the use of resources?
8. Explain forward and backward scheduling and each one
