A.
Interpretation: A machine shop receives jobs to be worked upon by the available resources i.e. men and equipment.The jobs and the equipment in the scenario of a hospital emergency room are to be identified.
Concept Introduction: Every process has inputs and the resources to process the input for conversion to required output. It can be shown as:
B.
Interpretation: A machine shop receives jobs to be worked upon by the available resources i.e. men and equipment. The jobs and the equipment in the scenario of cargo being unloaded from ships on a port are to be identified.
Concept Introduction: Every process has inputs and the resources to process the input for conversion to required output. It can be shown as:
C.
Interpretation: A machine shop receives jobs to be worked upon by the available resources i.e. men and equipment. The jobs and the equipment in the scenario of a time sharing computer system are to be identified.
Concept Introduction: Every process has inputs and the resources to process the input for conversion to required output. It can be shown as:
D.
Interpretation: A machine shop receives jobs to be worked upon by the available resources i.e. men and equipment. The jobs and the equipment in the scenario of long distance phone calls being transferred to between cities are to be identified.
Concept Introduction: Every process has inputs and the resources to process the input for conversion to required output. It can be shown as:
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