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1 Little's Law 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 5675 16 17 18 A Throughput (per hour) Flow time (in minutes) Flow time (in hours) Work-in-process (WIP) Flow time (in month) Work-in-process (WIP) Throughput (per month) Work-in-process (WIP) Number of pizzas (per week) Pound of dough (per pizza) Throughput (per week) Flow time (in weeks) B 44 10 0.10 120 60 430 0.50 Formulas #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A E These problems illustrate the application of Little's Law. 1. Suppose that a voting facility processes an average of 44 people per hour (throughput) and that, on average, it takes 10 minutes for each person to complete the voting process (flow time). 2. Suppose that the loan department of a bank takes an average of 3 days (0.1 months) to process an application (flowtime) and that an internal audit found that about 120 applications are in various stages of processing at any one time (work-in-process). 3. Suppose that a restaurant makes 430 pizzas per week, each of which uses 1/2 pound of dough, and that it typically maintains an inventory of 60 pounds of dough, Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. B Open spreadsheet 1. What is the work-in-process for the problem 17 Round your answer to two decimal places. 7.33 voters 2. What is the throughput (per month) for the problem 27 Round your answer to the nearest whole value. applications per month 3. What is the four time (in eska) for the problem 27 Round your answer to two decimal places, 1 Little's Law 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 5675 16 17 18 A Throughput (per hour) Flow time (in minutes) Flow time (in hours) Work-in-process (WIP) Flow time (in month) Work-in-process (WIP) Throughput (per month) Work-in-process (WIP) Number of pizzas (per week) Pound of dough (per pizza) Throughput (per week) Flow time (in weeks) B 44 10 0.10 120 60 430 0.50 Formulas #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A E These problems illustrate the application of Little's Law. 1. Suppose that a voting facility processes an average of 44 people per hour (throughput) and that, on average, it takes 10 minutes for each person to complete the voting process (flow time). 2. Suppose that the loan department of a bank takes an average of 3 days (0.1 months) to process an application (flowtime) and that an internal audit found that about 120 applications are in various stages of processing at any one time (work-in-process). 3. Suppose that a restaurant makes 430 pizzas per week, each of which uses 1/2 pound of dough, and that it typically maintains an inventory of 60 pounds of dough, Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. B Open spreadsheet 1. What is the work-in-process for the problem 17 Round your answer to two decimal places. 7.33 voters 2. What is the throughput (per month) for the problem 27 Round your answer to the nearest whole value. applications per month 3. What is the four time (in eska) for the problem 27 Round your answer to two decimal places,

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