The following jobs are waiting to be processed at a work center. Assume that the jobs arrived

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The following jobs are waiting to be processed at a work center. Assume that the jobs arrived today and are listed in the order in which they have arrived.

Processing Time (in days) Due Date (in days) Job 15 22 17 12 16 19 25 21


1. Sequence the jobs using the following priority rules: FCFS, EDD, SPT, LPT, and CR.

2. For each of the 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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Operations Management Managing Global Supply Chains

ISBN: 978-1506302935

1st edition

Authors: Ray R. Venkataraman, Jeffrey K. Pinto

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