Types of loading, production & operations management

Types of Loading-
Infinite Loading
Finite Loading
Also know about Scheduling as Loading is an vital part of Scheduling.
Explained with examples.
Important concept in Production and Operation Management.

1. TYPES OF LOADING BY- M.MAHIMA REGD NO.- 17331E0073 MBA,1 ST YEAR

2. Operations Scheduling Scheduling is the process of allocation of resources to accomplish specific jobs using machines and facilities. It explains the efficient use of timing and resources within the organization. Principles: The principle of optimum task size ( maximum efficiency with small tasks with same order of magnitude). Principle of optimum production plan (equal load in all plants). Principle of optimum sequence. Types of Scheduling: Forward Scheduling , order placed when needed- job shops Backward Scheduling , order placed in advance to get delivered on specific dates.

3. Loading Loading  means the assignment of Jobs to work or processing centers. Work centers   are areas in a business in which productive resources are organized and work is completed. It may be a single machine, a group of machines, or an area where a particular type of work is done. The work centers can be organized in a variety of ways including by function in a job-shop configuration; or by product in a flow, assembly line, or group-technology-cell configuration. Types of Loading which the Scheduling Systems can use- Infinite Loading Finite Loading

4. Infinite Loading With infinite loading jobs are assigned to work centers without regard for capacity of the work center. Ignores capacity constraints, but helps identify bottlenecks in a proposed schedule to enable proactive management Jobs are loaded at work centers according to the chosen priority rule. Priority rules are appropriate for use under the infinite loading approach. In the figure you can see that period 4 & 7 are having capacity more that which is required but periods 5 & 8 are having under capacity to accomplish the job. Advantage- Consumes less time in assigning the jo to work centers as analysis of capacity of work centers is not required. Disadvantage- Job may not be accomplished with efficiency as job can get assigned to work centers with less capacity than what is required.

5. Finite Loading Allows only as much work to be assigned as can be done with available capacity – but doesn’t prepare for inevitable slippage Finite loading considers the capacity of each work center and compares the processing time so that process time does not exceed capacity. With finite loading the scheduler loads the job that has the highest priority on all work centers it will require. Then the job with the next highest priority is loaded on all required work centers, and so on. Disadvantage- Consumes more time in assigning the job to work centers as analysis of capacity of work centers is required. Advantage- Job can be accomplished with efficiency as job gets assigned to work centers based on the capacity they have.

6. Conclusion Companies benefit from both infinite and finite loading. Infinite loading identifies bottlenecks of resource availability and finite loading develops the operational scheduling that uses the available capacity. Both techniques use either a schedule (infinite) or prioritized list of jobs to be done (finite).

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