Job Time Since Order Arrived (days) Processing
Time (days) Due Date (days from now)
A 8 2 7
B 7 8 16
C 7 4 4
D 4 10 17
E 3 5 15
F 2 12 18
Use the information in the preceding table and sequence the six jobs using FCFS, SPT, and
EDD. Calculate the average flow times, average early times, and average past due.
FCFS
Job Start
Time Finish Time Flow
Time
A 0 2 10
B 2 10 17
C 10 14 21
D 14 24 28
E 24 29 32
F 29 41 43
Average Flow Time = 25.17
Average Early Time = 1.83
Average Past Due = 9.00
SPT
Job Start
Time Finish Time Flow
Time
A 0 2 10
C 2 6 13
E 6 11 14
B 11 19 26
D 19 29 33
F 29 41 43
Average Flow Time = 23.17
Average Early Time = 1.50
Average Past Due = 6.67
EDD
Job Start
Time Finish Time Flow
Time
C 0 4 11
A 4 6 14
E 6 11 14
B 11 19 26
D 19 29 33
F 29 41 43
Average Flow Time = 23.50
Average Early Time = 0.83
Average Past Due = 6.33
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