Question: Question 6 ( 6 marks ) A manufacturing company needs to schedule 5 jobs on two machines. The processing times for each job on both

Question 6(6 marks)
A manufacturing company needs to schedule 5 jobs on two machines. The processing times for each job on both machines are given in the table below.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
\hline Job & Machine 1(P1)(hrs) & Machine 2(P2)(hrs)\\
\hline A & 4 & 6\\
\hline B & 5 & 3\\
\hline C & 2 & 8\\
\hline D & 3 & 7\\
\hline E & 6 & 4\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
a) Determine the optimal job sequence using Johnson's Rule.
b) Calculate the total makespan (the total time to complete all jobs) based on the optimal sequence.
Question 6 ( 6 marks ) A manufacturing company

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