Teaching Notes

Solutions (continued)

b.

Station

Time Remaining

Eligible

Will Fit

Assign (task)

Idle Time

1

1.5

a, e

a, e

a (.1)

1.4

e, b

e, b

b (.2)

1.2

e, c

e, c

c (.9)

.3

e, d

e

e (.1)

.2

d

2

2

1.5

d

d

d (.6)

.9

f

f

f (.2)

.7

g

g

g (.4)

.3

h

h

h (.1)

.2

i

i

i (.2)

0

3

1.5

j

j

j (.7)

.8

k

k

k (.3)

.5

l

l

l (.2)

.3

.5

c.

% idle time =

.5

x 12 100 = 11.1%

3 (1.5)

7. a.

45 11 9 10 9 10 50 26 11

b. CT =

OT

=

7(60)

= .84 minutes = 50.4 seconds

D

500

c. N =

t

=

193

= 3.83 or 4 stations

CT

50.4

Solutions (continued)

d.

Task	Number of followers	*PW
A	6	106
B	5	61
C	4	50
D	4	106
E	3	56
F	2	30
G	2	31
H	2	29
I	1	19
J	0	10

Station	Time Left	Eligible	Will Fit	Assign Task (time)	Idle
1	50	A, D	A, D	A (45)
	5	D, B	--		5
2	50	D, B	D, B	D( 50)	0
3	50	B, E	B, E	B (11)
	39	E, C	E, C	E (26)
	13	C, F	C, F	C (9)
	4	F, G, H	--		4
4	50	F, G, H	F, G, H	G (12)
	38	F, H	F, H	F (11)
	27	H	H	H (10)
	17	I	I	I (9)
	8	J	--		8
5	50	J	J	J (10)
	40				40
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