Average Completion (Flow)time for a Schedule Sequence at a Work

question 42

Multiple Choice

Average completion (flow) time for a schedule sequence at a work center is

• A)the sum of processing time divided by the number of jobs.
• B)the sum of jobs' flow times divided by the number of jobs.
• C)overall flow time divided by total processing time.
• D)total processing time plus total late time divided by number of jobs.
• E)the sum of flow time plus total late time divided by number of jobs.

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