Questions from Management Science


Q: The Riverview Clinic has two general practitioners who see patients daily.

The Riverview Clinic has two general practitioners who see patients daily. An average of six patients arrive at the clinic per hour. Each doctor spends an average of 15 minutes with a patient. The pat...

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Q: The Footrite Shoe Company is going to open a new branch at

The Footrite Shoe Company is going to open a new branch at a mall, and company managers are attempting to determine how many salespeople to hire. Based on an analysis of mall traffic, the company esti...

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Q: When customers arrive at Gilley’s Ice Cream Shop, they take a

When customers arrive at Gilley’s Ice Cream Shop, they take a number and wait to be called to purchase ice cream from one of the counter servers. From experience in past summers, the store’s staff kno...

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Q: Moore’s television repair service receives an average of six TV sets per

Moore’s television repair service receives an average of six TV sets per 8-hour day to be repaired. The service manager would like to be able to tell customers that they can expect 1-day service. What...

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Q: In Problem 37, suppose that Moore’s television repair service cannot accommodate

In Problem 37, suppose that Moore’s television repair service cannot accommodate more than 30 TV sets at a time. What is the probability that the number of TV sets on hand (under repair and waiting fo...

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Q: Maggie Attaberry is a nurse on the evening shift from 10:

Maggie Attaberry is a nurse on the evening shift from 10:00 p.M. to 6:00 A.M. at Community Hospital. She has 15 patients for whom she is responsible in her area. She averages two calls from each of he...

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Q: The ticket booth on the Tech campus is operated by one person

The ticket booth on the Tech campus is operated by one person, who is selling tickets for the annual Tech versus State football game on Saturday. The ticket seller can serve an average of 12 customers...

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Q: Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and because of the

Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and because of the ensu- ing measures to increase airline security, airports have faced the problem of long waiting lines and waiting times at secu- rity gates. Wai...

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Q: The Escargot is a small French restaurant with six waiters and waitresses

The Escargot is a small French restaurant with six waiters and waitresses. The average service time at the restaurant for a table (of any size) is 85 minutes (Poisson distributed). The restaurant does...

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Q: Hudson Valley Books is a small, independent publisher of fiction and

Hudson Valley Books is a small, independent publisher of fiction and nonfiction books. Each week the publisher receives an average of seven unsolicited manuscripts to review (Poisson distributed). The...

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