Sequencing

PROBLEM 1

There are six job which must go through two

machine A and B in the order A-B.
Processing time (in hours) is given here:
Job 1 2 3 4 5 6
Machine 8 10 11 12 16 20
A
Machine 7 15 10 14 13 9
B

Determine the optimum sequence and the

total elapsed time?
Solution

Given
Job 1 2 3 4 5 6
Machine 8 10 11 12 16 20
A
Machine 7 15 10 14 13 9
B

Sequence
Job 2 3 4 5 6 1
MACHINE A MACHINE B
Continue
Total Elapsed time
Machine A Machine B
Sequ Start Add Time End Start Add Time End
ence time taken time time taken time
2 0 + 10 10 10 + 15 25
3 10 + 11 21 25 + 10 35
4 21 + 12 33 35 + 14 49
5 33 + 16 49 49 + 13 62
6 49 + 20 69 69 + 9 78
1 69 + 8 77 78 + 7 85
Total 77 68
Time

Total Elapsed time=85hrs

Continue

Idle Time for M/c A=

Total Elapsed Time- Total time of M/c A
85-77=8 hrs.
Idle Time for M/c B=
Total Elapsed Time- Total time of M/c B
85-68=17 hrs.
PROBLEM 2

There are five jobs, each of which must go

through machines A, B and C in the order
ABC. Processing time (in hours) are given
below:
Job 1 2 3 4 5
Machine A 10 11 8 7 6
Machine B 6 4 5 3 2
Machine C 9 5 4 6 8

Determine the optimal processing sequence and

total elapsed time?
Solution
Given
Job 1 2 3 4 5
Machine A 10 11 8 7 6
Machine B 6 4 5 3 2
Machine C 9 5 4 6 8

Step 1- 1st we have to convert this problem into two machine

problem. For that we have to check following condition:
Min A or Min C >= Max B
here Min A=6, Min C=4, Max B=6.
therefore 6=6
Min A=Max B
Continue.
Consolidation or Conversion Table
Job New M/c 1 New M/c 2
P(A+B) New time P(B+C) New time
1 10+6= 16 6+9= 15
2 11+4= 15 4+5= 9
3 8+5= 13 5+4= 9
4 7+3= 10 3+6= 9
5 6+2= 8 2+8= 10

New job timing According to Consolidation Table

Job 1 2 3 4 5
New M/c 1 16 15 13 10 8
New M/c 2 15 9 9 9 10
Continue..

Sequencing According to consolidation Table:

Consolidated table:
Job 1 2 3 4 5
New M/c 1 16 15 13 10 8
New M/c 2 15 9 9 9 10

Job sequence:

Job 5 3 1 2 4
Other Possible Sequences

Job 5 4 1 2 3
Job 5 4 1 3 2
 Continue
Total Elapsed time
Machine A Machine B Machine C

Sequ Start Time End Start Time End Start Total End
ence time taken time time taken time time time Time
5 0 6 6 6 2 8 8 8 16

3 6 8 14 14 5 19 19 4 23

1 14 10 24 24 6 30 30 9 39

2 24 11 35 35 4 39 39 5 44

4 35 7 42 42 3 45 45 6 51

TOTAL 42 20 29
TIME
Continue
Idle Time for M/c A=
Total Elapsed Time- Total time of M/c A
51-42=9 hrs.
Idle Time for M/c B=
Total Elapsed Time- Total time of M/c B
51-20=31hrs.
Idle Time for M/c C=
Total Elapsed Time- Total time of M/c B
51-29=22hrs.
Total Elapsed time=51 hrs
PROBLEM 3

There are 4 job ABCD are required to

be processed on four machine M1, M2,
M3, M4 in that order. Determine optimal
sequence and total elapsed time.
MACHINES
Job M1 M2 M3 M4
A 13 8 7 14
B 12 6 8 19
C 9 7 5 15
D 8 5 6 15
Continue

Given
Job M1 M2 M3 M4
A 13 8 7 14
B 12 6 8 19
C 9 7 5 15
D 8 5 6 15

Step 1- 1st we have to convert this problem into two machine problem. For
that we have to check following condition:
Min M1 or Min M4 >= Max M2 or Max M3
here Min M1=8, Min M4=14, Max M2=7, Max M3=8.
therefore 8=8
Min M1=Max M3
Continue
Consolidation or Conversion Table
JOB MACHINES 5 MACHINES 6
P(M1+M2+M3) NEW TIME P(M2+M3+M4) NEW TIME
A 13+8+7 28 8+7+14 29
B 12+6+8 26 6+8+19 33
C 9+7+5 21 7+5+15 27
D 8+5+6 19 5+6+15 26

New job timing According to Consolidation Table

Job A B C D
New M/c 5 28 26 21 19
New M/c 6 29 33 27 26
Continue
Sequencing According to consolidation Table:
Consolidated table:
Job A B C D
New M/c 5 28 26 21 19
New M/c 6 29 33 27 26

Job sequence:

JOB D B A C
Elapsed time calculation
Machine 1 Machine 2 Machine 3 Machine 4
S.Q ST TT ET ST TT ET ST TT ET ST TT ET

D 0 8 8 8 5 13 13 6 19 19 15 34

B 8 12 20 20 6 26 26 8 34 34 19 53

A 20 13 33 33 8 41 41 7 48 53 14 67

C 33 9 42 42 7 49 49 5 54 67 15 82

T.T 49 26 26 63

START TIME ST,TIME TAKEN TT,END TIME -ET

Continue
Total Elapsed time= 82 hrs
Idle Time for M/c 1=
Total Elapsed Time- Total time of M/c 1
82-42= 40hrs.
Idle Time for M/c 2=
Total Elapsed Time- Total time of M/c 2
82-26= 56hrs.
Idle Time for M/c 3=
Total Elapsed Time- Total time of M/c 3
82-26= 56hrs.
Idle Time for M/c 4=
Total Elapsed Time- Total time of M/c 4
82-63=19hrs.