A secretary has five word processing jobs to complete. The table below indicates the times for creation (done first) and printing (done last) for each of the jobs. (Use table for problems 35 to 38).JobCreation Time (hrs)Printing Time (hrs)A12B35C26D57E42What is the sequence of jobs that will minimize the makespan and average idle time (Use Johnsonâs Rule)?a.ACBEDb.ACBDEc.AEBCD2 points QUESTION 36If the sequence is ABCDE, after how many hours can you begin creating job C?a.2b.4c.112 points QUESTION 37If the sequence is ABCDE, after how many hours can you begin printing job A?a.1b.2c.32 points QUESTION 38If the sequence is ABCDE, what will be the flow time (completion time) for job A?a.1b.2c.32 points QUESTION 39Eli Goldratt in his studies on Optimized Production Technology (and also Theory of Constraints) suggested that there were three important factors that need constant monitoring in the process. Which of the following factors is âthe rate at which money is generated by the system through salesâ? a.Inventoryb.Throughputc.Operating expense2 points QUESTION 40In service scheduling, doctorâs try to smooth out peaks and valleys in demand by using which of the following methods?a.Johnsonâs ruleb.Appointments and reservationsc.Backlogs2 points QUESTION 41The natural order between activities, where some tasks must be complete before others can begin is calleda.the critical path.b.a precedence relationship.c.project scheduling.2 points QUESTION 42Which of the following are benefits of PERT/CPM?a.Graphically display the precedence relationships and sequence of activities.b.Identify critical activities that cannot be delayed without delaying the project.c.Estimate the projectâs duration.d.Estimates the amount of slack associated with non-critical activities.e.All of the above.
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