Question: A foreman has determined processing times at a work center for a set of jobs and now wants to sequence them. The list is in

A foreman has determined processing times at a work center for a set of jobs and now wants to sequence them. The list is in order of arrival.
Using the information shown in the table, answer the following questions.
Job Job Time (Days) Due Date Operations
Remaining
a 4.5103
b 6.0174
c 5.2123
d 1.6275
e 2.8183
f 3.3191
a. Determine the processing sequence using (1) First come, first served, (2) Shortest processing time, and (3) Earliest due date.
Sequence for First come, first served
a-b-c-d-e-f
Sequence for Shortest processing time
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Sequence for Earliest due date
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