Questions from General Business Management

Q: An operator processes jobs on a first-come, first served

An operator processes jobs on a first-come, first served basis. The jobs have Poisson arrival rates, with an average of 6 minutes between arrivals. The objective is to process these jobs so that the...

Q: During peak times, the entry gate at a large amusement park

During peak times, the entry gate at a large amusement park experiences an average arrival of 500 customers per minute, according to a Poisson distribution. The average customer requires 4 seconds t...

Q: Fetterolf's Barber Shop is a popular haircutting place near the campus of

Fetterolf's Barber Shop is a popular haircutting place near the campus of Penn State. Four barbers work full-time and spend an average of 15 minutes on each customer. Customers arrive all day lo...

Q: Mr. Fetterolf (see Problem 12-38) is considering

Mr. Fetterolf (see Problem 12-38) is considering changing the queuing characteristics of his shop. Instead of selecting a number for the first available barber, a customer will be able to select whi...

Q: Customers arrive at an automated coffee vending machine at a rate of

Customers arrive at an automated coffee vending machine at a rate of 4 per minute, following a Poisson distribution. The coffee machine dispenses a cup of coffee in exactly 10 seconds. (a). What...

Q: The average number of customers in the system in the single-

The average number of customers in the system in the single-channel, single-phase model described in Section 12.4 is L = μ μ−λ Show that for m = 1 server, the multichannel queui...

Q: List three ways in which random numbers may be generated for use

List three ways in which random numbers may be generated for use in a simulation.  

Q: The following table represents a network with the arcs identified by their

The following table represents a network with the arcs identified by their starting and ending nodes. Draw the network and use the minimal-spanning tree technique to find the minimum distance requir...

Q: The Clear Brook High School band is holding a car wash as

The Clear Brook High School band is holding a car wash as a fund-raiser to buy new equipment. The average time to wash a car is 4 minutes, and the time is exponentially distributed. Cars arrive at a...

Q: When additional band members arrived to help at the car wash (

When additional band members arrived to help at the car wash (see Problem 12-32), it was decided that two cars should be washed at a time instead of just the one. Both work crews would work at the s...