Answers:
There
are distinctive difference between the scheduling followed for manufacturing
and services. All these differences have a direct impact on scheduling. These
differences are:
o
Service
operations cannot create inventories to provide buffer for demand uncertainties
o Demand
in service operations cannot be predicted accurately
o Demand
for service are initiated mostly as unplanned event and hence, there may be
certain distortions in scheduling
o Providing
the required manpower and skills for the sudden demand in scheduling a service
activity is challenging and sometimes becomes crucial.