Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 7.3, Problem 11P

a)

Summary Introduction

Interpretation: probabilities of no customer in 5 mins.

Concept introduction: Poisson arrivals are a reasonably good assumption for unscheduled systems. Further if there is a mix of many different types of jobs the exponential distribution can be realistic for service times. Otherwise it tends to be too variable of a distribution.

b)

Summary Introduction

Interpretation: probabilities of exactly one customer in a min.

Concept introduction: Poisson arrivals are a reasonably good assumption for unscheduled systems. Further if there is a mix of many different types of jobs the exponential distribution can be realistic for service times. Otherwise it tends to be too variable of a distribution.

c)

Summary Introduction

Interpretation: probabilities of exactly two customers in 2mins.

Concept introduction: Poisson arrivals are a reasonably good assumption for unscheduled systems. Further if there is a mix of many different types of jobs the exponential distribution can be realistic for service times. Otherwise it tends to be too variable of a distribution.

d)

Summary Introduction

Interpretation: probability of at least two customers in 10 mins.

Concept introduction: Poisson arrivals are a reasonably good assumption for unscheduled systems. Further if there is a mix of many different types of jobs the exponential distribution can be realistic for service times. Otherwise it tends to be too variable of a distribution.

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