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Baker, K.R., College, D. (2008). Sequencing: The Shortest Processing Time Rule. In: Chhajed, D., Lowe, T.J. (eds) Building Intuition. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 115. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73699-0_1
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