In a company two mechanics maintain two very important machines in a production process, which usually break down on average every 16 hours. This time between breakdowns has an exponential distribution. A mechanic spends on average 10 hours repairing a machine (time with exponential distribution). Determine how much time a machine spends on average in the system.

In a company two mechanics maintain two very important machines in a production process, which usually break down on average every 16 hours. This time between breakdowns has an exponential distribution. A mechanic spends on average 10 hours repairing a machine (time with exponential distribution). Determine how much time a machine spends on average in the system.

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Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section12.5: Analytic Steady-state Queueing Models

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