Operations Management
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Author: William J Stevenson
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Chapter 18, Problem 5P
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To determine: The system utlization rate.
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System utilization refers to percentage amount of capacity which is utilized or we can say that actual output divided by potential output. It is operational metric for business which indicate aggregate productive capacity.
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To determine: Average number of customer waiting
Introduction: Average number of customers in the system is the average number of system which is used for the production purpose.
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To determine: The average time customer waiting hours.
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To determine: Probability that both ambulances will be busy when a call comes in
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