he times required to complete each of five jobs in a two-machine flow strop are shown in the following table. Each job must follow the same sequence, begin with machine A and end with machine B.
a. Determine a sequence that will minimize the make-span.
b. Construct a load/schedule Gantt chart for the resulting sequence, and find machine B's idle time.
c. For the sequence determined in part a, can machine B's idle time be reduced by splitting some jobs in half? If so, which jobs? Draw the new load'1 schedule Gantt chart.

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Time (hours) Job Machine A Machine B