1.) What is the best sequence for FCFS?

2.) Using the EDD (earliest due date) decision rule for sequencing the customers, the order is (to resolve a tie, use the order in which the jobs were received):

3.) What are the average flow time and average days past due for both FCFS and EDD (calculate sep.) ?

4.) On the basis of average flow time, which rule gives the best schedule? EDD or FCFS

On the basis of average days past due, which rule give the best schedule? EDD or FCFS

Currently a company that designs Web sites has five customers in its backlog. The time since the order arrived, processing time, and promised due dates are given in the following table. The customers are ready to be scheduled today, which is the start of day 190. Customer A B C D E Time Since Order Arrived (days ago) 2 10 8 6 3 Processing Time (days) 32 20 26 28 30 Due Date (days from now) 100 26 50 66 58 Currently a company that designs Web sites has five customers in its backlog. The time since the order arrived, processing time, and promised due dates are given in the following table. The customers are ready to be scheduled today, which is the start of day 190. Customer A B C D E Time Since Order Arrived (days ago) 2 10 8 6 3 Processing Time (days) 32 20 26 28 30 Due Date (days from now) 100 26 50 66 58