Revisit Example 10.3, in which the consulting company has five jobs in its backlog. Create a schedule using the EDD rule, calculating the average days past due and flow time. In this case, does EDD outperform the FCFS rule?

Data from Example 10.3

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Currently a consulting company has five jobs in its backlog. The time since the order was placed, processing time, and promised due dates are given in the following table. Determine the schedule by using the FCFS rule, and calculate the average days past due and flow time. How can the schedule be improved, if average flow time is the most critical? Customer A B C D E Time Since Order Arrived (days ago) 15 12 5 10 0 Processing Time (days) 25 16 14 10 12 Due Date (days from now) 29 27 68 48 80