Hi-Ho Yo Case Hi-Ho Yo Inc. customizes logos for you yo's. Orders in are increasing, resulting in rising volume for the plant and production staff. We must evaluate several rules that will help us determine which method is best for inventory schedules. Job sequencing and inventory turns are an important part of any organizational success plan. Job processing and due dates affect all aspects of the organization: Production, Sales, Customer Service, Billing, etc. Controlling time management for production, reducing inefficiencies whenever possible, all stakeholders will benefit. The original print order list:

PAD PRINTING ORDER LIST

Job

Date Order Received

Set-up Time

Production Time

Due Date

A

6/4

hrs.

days

July

B

6/7

hrs.

days

July

C

6/12

hrs.

days

July

D

6/14

hrs.

days

July

E

6/15

hrs.

days

July

FCFS Method -- The First come first serve method puts orders into the queue based on data of original order. The weakness in this method is that longer jobs slow the process and mixed types of orders are inefficient because of set-up times. This method is not recommended due to job idle time, delays, and inefficiencies:

Job

Processing

Time

Flow Time

Due Date

Tardy

A

6 days

6

7-11

B

2 days

8

07-08

C

8 days

This method will identify the lost-time between jobs and choose and complete job with shortest processing time first, managing time more effectively. This method would meet due deadlines.
Job

Processing

Time

Flow Time

Due Date

Tardy

B

2 days

2

07-08

0

D

3 days

5

07-19

0

A

6 days

11

07-11

0

C

8 days

19

07-25

0

E

9 days

28

07-26

2

28

65

2

Measurements of effectiveness for above method:

AVT (Average Flow Time)

65/5

13 days

AT (Average Tardiness)

2/5

0.4 days

Makespan

28 days

ANJ (Average Number Jobs)

65/28

2.32 days

EDD Method -- Addresses due…