Order changes flow time, not throughput

Worked examples, recomputed

Every number the mechanisms quote for this relationship is recomputed from it, so none of them disagrees with it.

• 1 and 100 minutes, short first → mean 51
• long first → mean 100.5

Where it appears

Each mechanism states it in its own names. The general symbol each name stands for is shown with it.

• Scheduling & Workload Management

  Which work runs now, which work waits, and who pays for the waiting?

  $$(1+101)/2=51\text{vs}(100+101)/2=100.5$$

  Read it in place →