Currently a company that designs web sites has five customers in its backlog. The day when the order arrived, processing time, and promised due dates are given in the following table. The customers are listed in the order of when they arrived. They are ready to be scheduled today which is the start of day 190.

a. Develop separate schedules by using the FCFS and EDD rules. Compare the schedules on the basis of average flow time and average days past due.
b. Comment on the performance of the two rules relative to these measures. Which one gives the best schedule?Why?

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Customer Day Order Arrived. Processing Time (days) Due Date 190 182 184 187 188 20 12 28 24 32. 216 240 256 248 290