Given the Following Data for Jobs Awaiting Processing at a Manufacturing

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Short Answer

Given the following data for jobs awaiting processing at a manufacturing cell in which jobs are first processed by machine A,then by Machine B:
In developing the sequence which will minimize throughput time,where should the job X be placed?

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