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TOC or DSS or ATO? assemble-to-order (ATO) A system that produces standard modules to be modified and/or combined into a customizable product. Click here for Hint

dynamic or backward scheduling or real-time? backward scheduling Starting an activity such that it will finish on its deadline. Click here for Hint

bottleneck or priority rule or bottleneck incident? The most heavily utilized resource within a system. Click here for Hint

EDD or critical ratio or milestone? critical ratio Time remaining until due date divided by work remaining to be done. Click here for Hint

DSS or Gantt chart or DBR? decision support system (DSS) Software that assists human decision making in a particular setting. Click here for Hint

makespan or priority rule or deterministic? deterministic Fixed and known in advance, representing a high level of certainty when planning. Click here for Hint

dispatching or real-time or triage? dispatching Assigning work in real-time, often in the context of mobile resources. Click here for Hint

EDD or DBR or TOC? drum-buffer-rope (DBR) Central principle of bottleneck scheduling, evoking the bottleneck (drum) ideally protected by a buffer of waiting work produced by upstream work centers whose activities are constrained to the bottleneck’s pace (rope). Click here for Hint

dynamic or incident or scheduling? dynamic Actively and continuously changing. Click here for Hint

ATO or EDD or TOC? EDD Abbreviation for the priority rule of earliest due date, or scheduling the task with the most imminent deadline first. Click here for Hint

FCFS or TOC or EDD? FCFS Abbreviation for the sequencing rule first-come, first-served, or the equivalent of FIFO, first-in, first-out. Click here for Hint

finite loading priority rule? or infinite loading or A scheduling approach that recognizes capacity constraints. Click here for Hint

scheduling or flowtime or makespan? flowtime The length of time a job spends in the system. Click here for Hint

forward scheduling or sequencing? or backward scheduling forward scheduling Starting an activity as soon as possible, regardless of its deadline. Click here for Hint

Gantt chart or loading Gantt chart project scheduling Gantt chart? or Gantt chart A scheduling diagram that illustrates activities across a horizontal time line. Click here for Hint

dynamic or probabilistic or incident? incident An unscheduled event requiring immediate resolution. Click here for Hint

finite loading priority rule? or infinite loading A scheduling approach that ignores capacity constraints. Click here for Hint

Iterative planning or dynamic or DSS? iterative planning Deliberately adjusting plans at short intervals, to reflect new information. Click here for Hint

ATO or make-to-order or job shop? job shop A process layout. Click here for Hint

known unknown incident? or unknown unknown A source of uncertainty known to a decision maker, usually evident in past experience or data. Click here for Hint or

forward scheduling or scheduling loading Assigning work to resources. Click here for Hint or loading?

Gantt chart or loading Gantt chart project scheduling Gantt chart? or loading Gantt chart A Gantt chart in which the horizontal bars represent utilization of work centers or finite resources. Click here for Hint

local optimization or TOC? or situational awareness local optimization Localized problem solving that ignores any larger problem of which the local decision is a component. Click here for Hint

makespan or flowtime or tardiness? makespan The length of time required to complete a finished schedule. Click here for Hint

make-to-order job shop? or make-to-stock make-to-order or A system that produces low volumes of customized product. Click here for Hint

make-to-order or make-to-stock A system that produces high volumes of standardized product. Click here for Hint or ATO?

loading Gantt chart milestone? or Gantt chart milestone or A scheduling diagram that illustrates activities across a horizontal time line. Click here for Hint

dynamic or multitasking or ATO? multitasking Simultaneous completion of multiple tasks by a single processor. Click here for Hint

on-demand or real-time or dynamic? on-demand Products provided with zero lead times. Click here for Hint

backward scheduling or planning horizon? or forward scheduling planning horizon The farthest point in the future considered in decision making. Click here for Hint

scheduling or precedence relationship critical ratio? or precedence relationship A dependency between two tasks, usually requiring that one task be completed before the other task is started. Click here for Hint

priority rule or FCFS or EDD? priority rule A rule determining the sequence in which requirements will be met. Click here for Hint

probabilistic or tardiness or incident? probabilistic Variable or not well known in advance; subject to randomness. This represents some uncertainty in planning. Click here for Hint

Gantt chart or loading Gantt chart project scheduling Gantt chart? or Project scheduling Gantt chart A scheduling diagram that illustrates activities across a horizontal time line. Click here for Hint

FCFS or loading or queue? queue A waiting line. Click here for Hint

queue discipline or FCFS or EDD? queue discipline A rule or rules determining the order in which waiting individuals will be served. Click here for Hint

on-demand or real-time or deterministic? real-time The present point in time; now. Click here for Hint

scheduling or DSS or finite loading? scheduling To determine timing. Click here for Hint

flowtime or FCFS or sequencing? sequencing To determine the order in which requirements are met. Click here for Hint

situational awareness scheduling? or known unknown situational awareness An individual or organization’s comprehension of the surrounding environment and its potential near-future states. Click here for Hint or

SPT or EDD or FCFS? SPT Abbreviation for the priority rule of shortest processing time, or scheduling the task that requires the least amount of processing time first. Click here for Hint

real-time or on-demand or tardiness? tardiness The length of time a job is late. If a job is finished early or on time, its tardiness is zero. Click here for Hint

situational awareness or TOC or DSS? Theory of Constraints (TOC) A body of knowledge focused on managing the limitations on a system for continuous improvement. Click here for Hint

triage or FCFS or EDD? triage A priority rule creating sequences intended to yield the most value from distinctly limited resources. Click here for Hint

known unknown incident? or unknown Uncertainty omitted from planning because the decision maker is unaware of its presence. Click here for Hint or