An engine repair shop has the following jobs waiting to be processed. Jobs are listed in the order in which they arrived:

1. Use the following sequencing rules to determine the order in which the jobs should be processed: FCFS, EDD, SPT, and LPT.

2. For each of these rules, determine the average flow time, the average job tardiness, and the average number of jobs in this work center.

3. Based on your answers, is one rule better than the others? Discuss.

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Date Job Arrived Processing Days Required Job Due Date Job A-101 25 35 180 250 190 270 B-206 C-310 192 15 245 D-285 195 21 300 23 E-405 200 280