Consider a two--‐station production line with single machines. Jobs arrive to the first station at an average rate of 5 per hour with a squared coefficient of variation equal to 1.21. Effective processing times average 0.125 hours with a squared coefficient of variation equal to 0.81.

a) What is the first station’s utilization?

b) What is the squared coefficient of variation of the arrivals to the second station?

c) If an identical second machine was added to the first station by what percentage does the squared coefficient of variation of the arrivals to the second station change?

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