Question: At a single - phase, multiple - channel service facility, customers arrive randomly. Statistical analysis of past data shows that the interarrival time has a

At a single-phase, multiple-channel service facility, customers arrive randomly. Statistical analysis of past
data shows that the interarrival time has a mean of 20 minutes and a standard deviation of 4 minutes. The
service time per customer has a mean of 15 minutes and a standard deviation of 5 minutes. The waiting cost is
$200 per customer per hour. The server cost is $25 per server per hour. Assume general probability
distribution and no buffer capacity restriction. Find the cost per hour, average waiting time, and average flow time for one server if the probability
distributions for the interarrival time and service time are assumed to be exponential and the mean values
remain the same. The cost data remain the same. Use manual calculations. (Ans: Cost per hour=$475.00,
Waiting time=45.00 min, Flow time=60.00 min).

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