The owner operator of an in home meal catering company has four jobs to deliver today, shown in the order in which they were received a Suppose the owner uses FCFS to schedule these jobs How long, on average, will be required before each job is finished b If the owner uses SPT to schedule these job...

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a. Suppose the owner uses FCFS to schedule these jobs. How long, on average, will be required before each job is finished?

b. If the owner uses SPT to schedule these jobs, which jobs will be late and what will be the average job tardiness?

c. If the owner uses EDD to schedule these jobs, which jobs will be late and what will be the average job tardiness?

d. Which sequence is the most efficient, FCFS, SPT, or EDD?

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Based on the table the processing time and due time for the four jobs are as follows Job Processing Time hrs Due Time hrs W 4 5 X 3 9 Y 2 2 drivespreadsheetEkspor ke Spreadsheet a First Come First Ser...View the full answer

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