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Compare short-term scheduling at process-focused, repetitive, and product-focused facilities.
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Process-focused: (1) Scheduling to customer orders where changes in both volume and variety of jobs/clients/patients are frequent. (2) Schedules are often due-date focused, with loading refined by finite loading techniques.
Repetitive: (1) Schedule module production and product assembly based on frequent forecasts. (2) Finite loading with a focus on generating a forward-looking schedule. (3) JIT techniques are used to schedule components that feed the assembly line.
Product-focused: (1) Schedule with high-volume finished products of limited variety to meet a reasonably stable demand within existing fixed capacity. (2) Finite loading with a focus on generating a forward-looking schedule that can meet known setup and run times for the limited range of products.
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