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A decision making process to determine when a job is to be started in a machine and when it is to be completed is

A decision making process to determine when a job is to be started in a machine and when it is to be completed is Correct Answer Scheduling

Explanation:

Scheduling

 
  • Scheduling means when and in what sequence the work will be done.
  • It involves deciding as to when the work will start and in a certain duration of time how much work will be finished.
  • Scheduling normally starts with the master schedule.

Routing

 
  • Routing lays down the flow of work in the plant.
  • It determines what work is to be done and where and how it will be done.
  • Taking from raw material to the finished product, routing decides the path & sequence of operations to be performed on the job from one machine to another.

Master scheduling

 
  • It is the schedule, which shows the number and riming of all end items to be produced over a planning horizon.

 

Aggregate production planning

 
  • It is planning in which the general level of employment and output is planned to balance supply and demand for a period of fewer than 18 months.
  • It is intermediately ranged capacity planning, used to establish employment levels, output rates, inventory levels, subcontracting, and backorders for products that are aggregated.
  • It is not specifically focused on the individual product but deals with products in aggregate.

Related Questions

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2. Job analysis indicates the specific duties to be performed by the worker and the circumstance under which these duties are to be performed
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5. The objective of cost management is a product design.
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