The following table gives the operation times and due dates for five jobs which are to be processed on a machine. Assign the jobs according to the shortest operation time. JOB 101 PROCESSING DUE DATE TIME (DAYS HENCE) 4 days 102 5 days 103 2 days 104 7 days 105 3 days 5 3 Mean flow time 4 7 2 Calculate the mean flow time. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) days

The following table gives the operation times and due dates for five jobs which are to be processed on a machine. Assign the jobs according to the shortest operation time. JOB 101 PROCESSING DUE DATE TIME (DAYS HENCE) 4 days 102 5 days 103 2 days 104 7 days 105 3 days 5 3 Mean flow time 4 7 2 Calculate the mean flow time. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) days

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