GATE ME 2026 Set 1 — Question 47

MCQ+2 / -0.67EasyScheduling & Job SequencingProduction Planning & ControlIndustrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering → Production Planning & Control → Scheduling & Job Sequencing

Last updated 5 September 2026

Question

Four jobs are on order in a factory. As on day 20 of the production calendar, the corresponding due date and work remaining to complete these jobs (in days) are given in the table below. Job Due date Work remaining (in days) M 265 N 2410 O 2810 P 315 Which job(s) has/have critical ratio less than unity?

CR = \frac{\text{Due Date} - \text{Current Date}}{\text{Work Remaining}}

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CR = \frac{\text{Due Date} - \text{Current Date}}{\text{Work Remaining}}

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