Use Johnson's Rule to Determine the Optimal Sequencing for the Five

question 35

Essay

Use Johnson's rule to determine the optimal sequencing for the five jobs to be processed on two machines in a fixed order (Machine 1 before Machine 2). The processing times are given in the table below.
(a) What is the optimal sequence?
(b) What is the total flow time for this sequence?

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

A visual chart illustrating how the quantity of a product that consumers want to buy varies with its price, usually showing a decline from left to right.

More Elastic

Describes a demand that is highly responsive to changes in price, where consumers are willing to buy significantly more or less of a product when its price changes.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all inputs in production can be adjusted, and there is no tendency for change in economic variables.

Average Total Cost

The per-unit cost of production, calculated by dividing the total cost of production by the number of units produced, including both fixed and variable costs.