De Law Construction has a gotten some construction jobs to build some starter housing units in a few areas. The building time for each housing unit to be completed as well as the date that each unit is to be completed is shown in the table below. Today is Day 471. Which of the sequences, EDD OR SPT should the company use to sequence the order in which they do the jobs, assuming that because of resource constraints it cannot do the jobs simultaneously?   HOUSING UNIT Building Time (days) Due Date Marabella 39 Day 502 Tabaquite 23 Day 528 San Juan 30 Day 515 Mayaro 33 Day 498 D’Abadie 41 Day 535 Preysal 40 Day 510       Some time after starting the jobs according to the sequence you decided on, it was found that because of inclement weather the last three housing units in the sequence have been delayed. You now have to prioritise  and decide in which order to expedite those three jobs, using the Critical Ratio model. It is now Day 495. In what order should those three jobs be expedited?

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De Law Construction has a gotten some construction jobs to build some starter housing units in a few areas. The building time for each housing unit to be completed as well as the date that each unit is to be completed is shown in the table below. Today is Day 471. Which of the sequences, EDD OR SPT should the company use to sequence the order in which they do the jobs, assuming that because of resource constraints it cannot do the jobs simultaneously?

 

HOUSING UNIT

Building Time (days)

Due Date

Marabella

39

Day 502

Tabaquite

23

Day 528

San Juan

30

Day 515

Mayaro

33

Day 498

D’Abadie

41

Day 535

Preysal

40

Day 510

 

 

 

Some time after starting the jobs according to the sequence you decided on, it was found that because of inclement weather the last three housing units in the sequence have been delayed. You now have to prioritise  and decide in which order to expedite those three jobs, using the Critical Ratio model. It is now Day 495. In what order should those three jobs be expedited?                                             

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