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examples exist in printing and food processing and with the shut height of presses. In these industries the sequence of the jobs
the amount of time the work centres are being set up, and therefore the productivity of the work centres.
The set-up times between products, or product groups is expressed in a matrix as follows:
Prod C
Prod D
Prod B
Prod B
Prod A
Prod A
Prod A 0.00 0.50 0.50 1.25 Prod A 0.00 1.25
Prod B 2.00 0.00 0.75 1.00 Prod B 4.25 0.00
Prod C 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.75 Prod C 4.25 4.25
Prod D 2.10 1.75 1.50 0.00 Prod D 5.00 4.50
In Lotus 123 there is a handy function, XINDEX for referencing a value in a matrix, but in Excel we will do it with a combination
=MATCH and =VLOOKUP. First we need to name 4 ranges with Insert|Name|Define:
Top_row_1 Top_row_2
Matrix_1 Matrix_2
Use the name box to the left of the formula bar to see where the named ranges are.
The problem is to retrieve a set-up time given the following values
Work Centre 1
Previous product Prod D
This Product Prod B
=VLOOKUP(D24,INDIRECT("Matrix_"&D23),MATCH(D25,INDIRECT("Top_row_"&D23)))
assume that the first product scheduled on the work centre is already running, so the set-up time is zero. We will test if it is the
product using the =IF function.
dustries the sequence of the jobs will effect
k centres.
Prod C
Prod D
1.25 2.75
1.75 2.50
0.00 1.75
3.50 0.00
we will do it with a combination of
DIRECT(F28),F29)