Assume that parts arrive at a machining center at a rateof 60 parts per hour. The machining center is capableof processing 75 parts per hour—that is, the mean timeto machine a part is 0.8 minute. If you are watchingthese parts exiting the machine center, what exit ratedo you observe, 60 or 75 per hour? Explain.

Assume that parts arrive at a machining center at a rateof 60 parts per hour. The machining center is capableof processing 75 parts per hour—that is, the mean timeto machine a part is 0.8 minute. If you are watchingthese parts exiting the machine center, what exit ratedo you observe, 60 or 75 per hour? Explain.

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section12.5: Analytic Steady-state Queueing Models

Problem 26P

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