Assume there are five jobs (i.e., A, B, C, D, and E) that need to be sequenced in a production schedule.The remaining operating time necessary for completion of job A is 3 days (i.e., job A will take 3 more days to complete), B will take 9 days, C will take 6 days, D will take 5 days and E will take 8 days.In what order will these jobs be scheduled if using the SOT priority rule for job sequencing?
A)A-B-D-E-C
B)A-D-C-E-B
C)D-C-A-B-E
D)B-E-C-D-A
E)E-D-A-B-C

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The SOT (shortest operating time) priority rule dictates that jobs with the shortest remaining operating time should be scheduled first. Applying this rule, we get the following sequence:
A (3 days remaining) - D (5 days remaining) - C (6 days remaining) - E (8 days remaining) - B (9 days remaining)
Therefore, option B (A-D-C-E-B) is the correct answer.

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