Question: d ) Using the LPT ( longest processing time ) decision rule for sequencing the jobs, the order is ( to resolve a tie, use

d) Using the LPT(longest processing time) decision rule for sequencing the jobs, the order is(to resolve a tie, use the order in which the jobs were received):
Sequence
Job
1
E
A
C
D
B
.
.
.
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Part 1
The following jobs are waiting to be processed at the same machine center. Jobs are logged as they arrive:
Job
Due Date
Duration(days)
Upper A
313
8
Upper B
312
16
Upper C
325
40
Upper D
314
5
Upper E
315
3
All dates are specified as manufacturing planning calendar days. Assume that all jobs arrive on day 275. Assume each job starts at the beginning of the day and finishes at the end of the day(a job that begins on day 275 and takes 8 days will finish on day282, and the next job begins in the morning of day283). Compute all times based on initiating work on day 275.

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