Priority Sequencing

In sequencing jobs on machines on one the process time of each job and their due dates of delivery are required. A priority rule is then decided upon in order to sequence the various jobs accordingly.

Choosing the Right Sequencing Rule

 The various criteria for choosing the right sequencing are as follows:

• Setup  costs
• In process inventory  costs
• Idle  time
• Number  or percent of  job that  are  late
• Average  time  job are  late
• Standard deviation of time  jobs  are late
• Average number  of jobs waiting in the queue.
• Average time to complete a job
• Standard deviation of  time  to complete a job.