Question: Problem 2 Chapter 10: Currently a company that designs Web sites has five customers in its backlog. The time since the order arrived, processing time,

Problem 2

Chapter 10: 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.

Job

Time Since Order Arrived

(days ago)

Processing Time

(days)

Due Date

(days from now)

A

6

18

66

B

3

24

58

C

2

32

80

D

10

22

26

E

8

12

50

  1. Create a schedule using the first-come first-serve (FCFS) rule, calculating the average flow time and average days past due.
  2. Create a schedule using the earliest due date (EDD) rule, calculating the average flow time and average days past due.
  3. Comment on the performance of the FCFS and EDD rules relative to average flow time and average days past due.

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