| Assignment model | A linear programming model for optimal assignment of tasks and resources.
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| Backward scheduling | Scheduling backward from a due date.
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| Finite loading | Jobs are assigned to work centers taking into account the work center capacity and job processing times.
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| Flow-shop scheduling | Scheduling for flow systems.
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| Flow system | High-volume system in which jobs all follow the same sequence.
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| Forward scheduling | Scheduling ahead from a point in time.
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| Gantt chart | Chart used as visual aid for loading and scheduling purposes.
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| Global priority rules | Incorporate information from multiple workstations when establishing a job sequence.
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| Hungarian method | Method of assigning jobs by a one-forone matching to identify the lowest-cost solution.
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| Infinite loading | Jobs are assigned to work centers without regard to the capacity of the work center.
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| Input/output (I/O) control | Managing work flow and queues at work centers.
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| Job flow time | The amount of time from when a job arrives until it is finished.
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| Job lateness | The difference between the actual completion date and the due date.
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| Job-shop scheduling | Scheduling for low-volume systems with many variations in requirements.
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| Job time | Time needed for setup and processing of a job.
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| Johnson's rule | Technique for minimizing makespan for a group of jobs to be processed on two machines or at two work centers.
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| Load chart | A Gantt chart that shows the loading and idle times for a group of machines or list of departments.
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| Loading | The assignment of jobs to processing centers.
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| Local priority rules | Focus on information pertaining to a single workstation when establishing a job sequence.
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| Makespan | Total time needed to complete a group of jobs from the beginning of the first job to the completion of the last job.
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| Priority rules | Simple heuristics used to select the order in which jobs will be processed.
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| Process batch | The economical quantity to produce upon the activation of a given operation.
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| Schedule chart | A Gantt chart that shows the orders or jobs in progress and whether they are on schedule.
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| Scheduling | Establishing the timing of the use of equipment, facilities, and human activities in an organization.
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| Sequencing | Determining the order in which jobs at a work center will be processed.
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| Theory of constraints | Production planning approach that emphasizes balancing flow throughout a system, and pursues a perpetual five-step improvement process centered around the system's currently most restrictive constraint.
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| Transfer batch | The quantity to be transported from one operation to another, assumed to be smaller than the first operation's process batch.
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| Workstation | An area where one or a few workers and/or machines perform similar work.
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| Yield management | The application of pricing strategies to allocate capacity among various categories of demand.
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