OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN SUPPLY CHAIN
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Chapter 6, Problem 3P
The Stylish Hair Salon has three stylists who provide servies to women. After checking in with the receptionist, which takes an average of 1 minute, the customer's hair is washed, dried, and shied, taking an average of 25 minutes. The payment takes 3 minutes and is also performed by the receptionist.
- a. What is the capacity of the process, and what is the bottleneck?
- b. What is the average throughput time? If the average flow rate is five customers per hour, what is the average number of customers in the system?
- c. If the input to the system is random, what will happen as the flow rate approaches the capacity of the system?
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN SUPPLY CHAIN
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