Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134130422
Author: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson
Publisher: PEARSON
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To justify: Whether it is good or bad to operate a supermarket on first-come, first-served basis.
Introduction: The mathematical study which analyses the causes of delay in the waiting line is known as queuing theory. The theory examines all components in the waiting line such as arrival process, service process, and number of servers, system and customers.
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Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th Edition)
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