A practical toolbox of dispatch rules, priority matrices and simple automation patterns to keep production flowing, protect constraints, and improve on‑time delivery.
Practical explanations, decision guidance, examples, and simple automation patterns for common dispatch rules (FIFO, EDD, SPT, constraint protection, customer-priority and hybrids). Helps teams choose rules that keep lines flowing, protect constraints, reduce lead time, and make shopfloor decisions consistent.
A compact, practical reference for common dispatching rules (FIFO, EDD, SPT, LPT, Slack, Critical Ratio, and a few production patterns). For each rule: a plain‑language description, when it helps or harms throughput and delivery, example shop scenarios, tuning tips, and a short pilot-test template to measure impact on throughput, lead time, on‑time delivery, WIP and changeovers.
A practical, configurable matrix that codifies dispatch rules, tie‑breakers, escalation, and sample scenarios so operators, supervisors, and MES logic make consistent sequencing decisions that protect throughput and on‑time delivery.
A practical toolbox: clear guidance on common dispatching rules (FIFO, EDD, CR, SPT, LPT, Slack, Critical Ratio), when to use each, trade-offs, a simple decision matrix tying rules to business priorities, sample pseudocode for shopfloor integration, and testing + measurement guidance.