EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Chapter 6, Problem 5P
Kathleen McFadden’s restaurant in Boston has recorded the following data for eight recent customers:
a) McFadden wants you to graph the eight points (x, y), i = 1. 2, ... 8. She has been concerned because customers have been waiting too long for their food, and this graph is intended to help her find possible causes of the problem.
b) This H an example of what type of graph?
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EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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