A vending machine at one of the corners of the N building of USL dispenses hot coffee, hot chocolate, or hot tea, in a constant service time of 20 seconds. Students and employees arrive at the vending machine at a mean rate of 60 per hour (Poisson distributed). Determine the steady-state operating characteristics of this queue.

A vending machine at one of the corners of the N building of USL dispenses hot coffee, hot chocolate, or hot tea, in a constant service time of 20 seconds. Students and employees arrive at the vending machine at a mean rate of 60 per hour (Poisson distributed). Determine the steady-state operating characteristics of this queue.

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

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