Consider a two machine flow shop where jobs are first processed in Machine X and then in Machine Y, in the same sequence. The processing times of four jobs (1, 2, 3 and 4) on the machines are:
The sequence of jobs on the machines that minimizes make span is
1-2-3-4
2-3-1-4
3-1-4-2
2-1-3-4
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