The Scheduling Rule That Minimizes the Makespan Time for a Set

question 46

Multiple Choice

The scheduling rule that minimizes the makespan time for a set of jobs that must be processed through a two-step system where every job follows the same sequence through the two processes is

• A)the shortest processing time (SPT).
• B)Johnson's Rule.
• C)the assignment method.
• D)the minimal slack rule.

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