OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT LL W/CONNECT CODE
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT LL W/CONNECT CODE
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ISBN: 9781266520037
Author: CACHON
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 17, Problem 3PA

a)

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To determine: The offered load.

a)

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Given information: The following information are provided in the problem about company LARA,

Number of reporters = 5Time taken to complete the process = 3 hoursStandard deviation=2 hoursInterarrival time=30 mintuesStandard deviation of Interarrival time=30 mintues

Calculation of offered load:

. Offered load(r)=pa=3hours0.5hours=6

Offered load is the ratio of average processing time (p) to average interarrival time (a) that is 3 hours divided by 0.5 hours gives 6 as offered load.

b)

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To determine: Implied Utilization.

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Given information: The following information are provided in the problem,

Number of reporters = 5Time taken to complete the process = 3 hoursStandard deviation=2 hoursInterarrival time=30 mintuesStandard deviation of Interarrival time=30 mintues

Calculation of implied utilization:

Implied utilization = pa×m=3hours0.5hours×5reporters=1.2

Implied utilization is the ratio of average processing time to the product of average interarrival time and number of servers. Therefore 3 hours divided by the product of 0.5 hours and 5 reporters gives the implied utilization of 1.2.

c)

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To determine: The capacity to complete the assignments.

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Given information: The following information are provided in the problem,

Number of reporters = 5Time taken to complete the process = 3 hoursStandard deviation=2 hoursInterarrival time=30 mintuesStandard deviation of Interarrival time=30 mintues

Calculation of capacity:

Capacity = mp=5reporters3hours=1.67

Capacity to complete the assignment is the ratio of number of resources to the average processing time which is product of 5 reporters with 3 hours gives the capacity as 1.67.

d)

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To determine: The probability that an incoming text message is not pursued.

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Given information: The following information are provided in the problem,

Number of reporters = 5Time taken to complete the process = 3 hoursStandard deviation=2 hoursInterarrival time=30 mintuesStandard deviation of Interarrival time=30 mintues

Calculation of probability that three pumps are being used by that an incoming text message is not pursued:

Probability that incoming text message cannot be pursued can be found from Erlang loss table, for r is 6 and number of server m is 5, the corresponding value is 0.3604. Therefore, probability that incoming text message cannot be pursued is 0.3604.

e)

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To determine: Flow rate of completed assignments.

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Given information: The following information are provided in the problem,

Number of reporters = 5Time taken to complete the process = 3 hoursStandard deviation=2 hoursInterarrival time=30 mintuesStandard deviation of Interarrival time=30 mintues

Calculation of flow rate of completed assignments:

Flowrate=1a(1-Pm)=10.5hour(1-0.3604)=1.28

The Flow rate of completed assignments is 1.28.

f)

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To determine: Utilization of LARA reporter.

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Given information: The following information are provided in the problem,

Number of reporters = 5Time taken to complete the process = 3 hoursStandard deviation=2 hoursInterarrival time=30 mintuesStandard deviation of Interarrival time=30 mintues

Calculation of utilization:

Utilization=flowratecapacity=1.281.67=0.77

Utilization is calculated by dividing flowrate with capacity which is the ratio of 1.28 to 1.67 which yields 0.77.

g)

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To determine: The number of reporters needed for 85% of the text message to be attended.

g)

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Given information: The following information are provided in the problem,

Number of reporters = 5Time taken to complete the process = 3 hoursStandard deviation=2 hoursInterarrival time=30 mintuesStandard deviation of Interarrival time=30 mintues

Calculation of number of reporters:

Probability Pm=10.97=0.15

For r = 6 & Pm as 0.15, the number of operators required is between 7 and 8.

Therefore, the number of reporters required for 85% of text messages to be attended is 8.

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