1. The FCFS rule places jobs or orders in time as they are received and selects the next order to be pro- cessed from the front of the line. The following table lists six jobs in order of their receipt along with other pertinent data. Using the selected criteria, we can evaluate the FCFS rule:

Notes: (i) Delivery dates are expressed in days after receipt. (ii) Cumulative operations time is referred to as flow time.

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Order Arrival Estimated Operation Time, (days) Cumulative Operation Time Desired Delivery Data A 10 10 10 B 15 25 15 C 12 37 20 D 8 45 12 E 15 60 10 F 80 28 20 80 10