A fabric factory has 5 weaving machines in use. These weaving machines need repair after about 2
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A fabric factory has weaving machines in use. These weaving machines need repair after about hours of use. Breakdowns have been determined to be Poisson distributed. Jim, the maintenance worker can service a weaving machine in an average of hours, following an exponential distribution. Weaving machine downtime costs $ per hour. Jim is paid $ per hour.
a What is the average time a weaving machine is waiting to be repaired?
b What is the average number of weaving machines in the repairing area?
c What is the total hourly costs?
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Process Dynamics And Control
ISBN: 978-0471000778
2nd Edition
Authors: Dale E. Seborg, Thomas F. Edgar, Duncan A. Mellich
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