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kodithompson

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A manufacturer has the following jobs waiting on a single work centre. The firm has not decided which dispatching rule to apply in order to prioritize the jobs and fix them into the schedule. Processing time in 15-minute time blocks and due date for each job are in the table below.

​TimeDue Date
Job 1517
Job 2420
Job 3316
Job 479
Job 536
Job 657

a. Complete the following table. Show your supporting calculations below.
b. Which dispatching rule has the best score for flow time? for work in process (jobs in the system)? for lateness?
c. Is there ANY sequence that can avoid all lateness? Explain or provide an example.


Dispatching Rule

Job Sequence
Average
Flow Time		Average Number of Jobs
Average Lateness
EDD​​​​
SPT​​​​
LPT​​​​
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Marked as best answer by kodithompson on Dec 3, 2019

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Reply #1 on: Dec 3, 2019
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kodithompson

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:D TYSM

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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