1. Seaports are important in global supply chains. Their management plays an important part in minimizing waiting time for ships that visit seaports for loading and unloading cargo and port utilization. The Oakland seaport is a busy container seaport on the West coast of America, but it is a bit relaxed in the month of December. Based on the past data, it is observed that 6 ships arrive there, on an average, per day, and it takes 3 hours to unload a ship on an average, with a standard deviation of 4 hours. Determine the following: a. Minimum number of unloading facilities. λ=Arrival rate=6 u=Serving rate= 3 hrs (1/3 x 24)-8 ships per day Utilization (p)=2 μ=6/8=0.75 p/c should be less than 1.0 p/c<1 0.75/c<1 0.75/1

1. Seaports are important in global supply chains. Their management plays an important part in minimizing waiting time for ships that visit seaports for loading and unloading cargo and port utilization. The Oakland seaport is a busy container seaport on the West coast of America, but it is a bit relaxed in the month of December. Based on the past data, it is observed that 6 ships arrive there, on an average, per day, and it takes 3 hours to unload a ship on an average, with a standard deviation of 4 hours. Determine the following: a. Minimum number of unloading facilities. λ=Arrival rate=6 u=Serving rate= 3 hrs (1/3 x 24)-8 ships per day Utilization (p)=2 μ=6/8=0.75 p/c should be less than 1.0 p/c<1 0.75/c<1 0.75/1

Practical Management Science

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ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

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