Nick, the owner of a steel company currently has five jobs to be scheduled, shown in the order in which they arrived. Show your supporting calculations in detail.
a. Which dispatching rule has the best score for flow time?
b. Which dispatching rule has the best score for work-in-process (jobs in the system)?
c. Which dispatching rule has the best score for lateness?
d. What dispatching rule would you select? Support your decision.
e. Complete the following table.