The times required to complete each of eight jobs in a two-machine flow shop are shown in the table that follows. Each j

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The times required to complete each of eight jobs in a two-machine flow shop are shown in the table that follows. Each j

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The times required to complete each of eight jobs in a
two-machine flow shop are shown in the table that follows. Each job
must follow the same sequence, beginning with machine A and moving
to machine B.
a. Determine a sequence that will minimize makespan
time.
The sequence is _________ .
b. Find machine B’s idle time.
Idle time _____ hours.
c. For the sequence determined in part a, how
much would machine B's idle time be reduced by splitting the last
two jobs in half?
New Idle Time _____ hours, savings of _____
hours.
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