Practical Management Science
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ISBN: 9781337671989
Author: WINSTON
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Chapter 5.5, Problem 38P
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To determine: The way Person X would model the problem.
Introduction: In linear programming, the unbounded solution would occur when the objective function is infinite. If no solution satisfied the constraints then it is said to be an unfeasible solution.
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Chapter 5. (M/M/s/K Model). Leia is responsible for 8 computers in the IT offices in a small business called
DataWish. Each computer runs on an average for 3 weeks and requires an average of ½ or 0.5 weeks to get reset
by Leia before it can start up again. If we assign the Poisson distribution to the "arrival" of each computer for
service and an exponential distribution to the actual service provided, answer the following questions:
a. The arrival rate would bel
units per week and the service rate would be
units per week.
b. Calculate the following operating characteristics for the M/M/s/K system:
Utilization Factor (p)
Performance
Measures
c. If we assign a cost of waiting as $500 per week per
computer and $800 per week of hiring Leia, what is the
Total Time Cost per week cost of servicing the
machines?
PO (probability that
sytem is empty)
%
dollars
L (average units in
system)
units
d. If DataWish decides to hire another individual to
help Leia, what would the new Total Time Cost per…
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