David Budge reports on research into how the market approach has affected the way schools are managed. There are four people in the fashion workshop: Jane, Darren, Susan and Ramesh.
They have two days to do all of the following jobs (eight hours’ work each day) They can start a job one day and finish it off the next but they cannot share a job.
Work out who can do which jobs.
Show all of your working out and write down all of the decisions you make.
Skirts.
Cutting 5hrs.
Tacking 5hrs.
Machining 7hrs.
Shirts.
Cutting bodies 3hrs.
Cutting collars sleeves 4hrs.
Tacking bodies 3hrs.
Tacking collars and sleeves 3hrs.
Machining 7hrs.
Other jobs.
Deliveries to London 10hrs.
Deliveries to Birmingham 9hrs.
Answering letters filing 8hrs.