Questions from Management Science


Q: Judith Lewis is a doctoral student at State University, and she

Judith Lewis is a doctoral student at State University, and she also works full-time as an academic tutor for 10 scholarship student athletes. She took the job, hoping it would leave her free time bet...

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Q: TSA security agents at the security gate at the Tri-Cities

TSA security agents at the security gate at the Tri-Cities Regional Airport are able to check passengers and process them through the security gate at a rate of 50 per hour (Poisson distributed). Pass...

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Q: A renowned healthcare provider, Mediclinic, has a branch in Marina

A renowned healthcare provider, Mediclinic, has a branch in Marina, Dubai. The clinic remains open for 8 hours a day. At present, three doctors are available to attend arriving patients. Each doctor c...

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Q: Refer to Problem 52. The clinic does not want to add

Refer to Problem 52. The clinic does not want to add a fourth doctor but plans to increase the efficiency of the existing doctors. By proper training and innovative adoption of technologies, doctors c...

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Q: In Problem 24, when the students come back for fall semester

In Problem 24, when the students come back for fall semester, the Sub Shop experiences a large increase in demand for about a month before it begins to level off again, such that the number of phone o...

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Q: In Problem 51, the passenger traffic arriving at the airport security

In Problem 51, the passenger traffic arriving at the airport security gate varies significantly during the day. At times close to flight takeoffs, the traffic is very heavy, while at other times there...

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Q: A laundry machine at a laundromat operates for 8 hours a day

A laundry machine at a laundromat operates for 8 hours a day. The time between customer arrivals on average is 25 minutes. Each machine takes an average of 60 minutes (exponentially distributed) to wa...

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Q: The Hampton County emergency medical service (EMS) covers an area

The Hampton County emergency medical service (EMS) covers an area of 500 square miles with a population of over 100,000. In addition to ambulances and fire engines, the EMS is considering purchased th...

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Q: The Old Colony theme park has a new ride, the Double

The Old Colony theme park has a new ride, the Double Cyclone. The ride holds 30 people in double roller coaster cars, and it takes 3.8 minutes to complete the ride circuit. It also takes the ride atte...

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Q: The Fort Worth Texans have won three Super Bowls in the past

The Fort Worth Texans have won three Super Bowls in the past 5 years, including two in a row the past 2 years. As a result, sportswear such as hats, sweatshirts, sweatpants, and jackets with the Texan...

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