EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Author: Munson
Publisher: VST
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To determine: Theschedule that finishes sooner among first come first served and Johnson’s rule using Gantt chart.

Introduction: First come first served (FCFS) is the kind of scheduling method that helps to sort out the jobs in the order. Here, the jobs that received first would be done first.

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