Operations Management
Operations Management
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ISBN: 9780135173626
Author: HEIZER, Jay, RENDER, Barry, Munson, Chuck
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter D, Problem 1DQ
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To determine: The three parts of a typical queuing system.

Introduction: Queuing theory mathematical analyses the causes of delay in the waiting line. The theory examines all components in the waiting line such as arrival process, service process, and the number of servers, system and customers.

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Three parts in typical queuing system:

The three parts in typical queuing system are as follows,

  • Arrival or input: The arrival time of the patron in the queue which sources from finite or infinite population.
  • Queue discipline: It is also known as the waiting system which is described as the way in which the arriving customers are queued in the system.
  • Service facility: It is the kind of service delivered to the patron waiting in the queue.

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