There Are Six Jobs That Are Awaiting Processing at a Machining

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Essay

There are six jobs that are awaiting processing at a machining center. The jobs are shown in the table with their processing time and scheduled completion time. Schedule the jobs by earliest due date and the critical ratio rule and calculate average lateness for all the jobs. Which scheduling technique performs BEST?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Job } & \text { Process Time } & \text { Due Time } \\\hline \text { A } & 12 & 25 \\\hline \text { B } & 8 & 32 \\\hline \text { C } & 15 & 40 \\\hline \text { D } & 10 & 15 \\\hline \text { E } & 20 & 27 \\\hline \text { F } & 17 & 46 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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