Use Johnson's Rule to Determine the Optimum Processing Sequence for the Jobs

question 51

Essay

Use Johnson's rule to determine the optimum processing sequence for the jobs listed in the following table. Chart total throughput time.
$$\begin{array} { c c c } &{ \text { Processing Time (mins) } } \\\text { Job } & \text { ST1 } & \text { ST2 } \\\hline \text { A } & 20 & 12 \\\text { B } & 10 & 32 \\\text { C } & 8 & 9 \\\text { D } & 14 & 7 \\\text { E } & 5 & 6 \\\text { F } & 18 & 6\end{array}$$

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