Question: Consider an Erlang loss system. The average processing time is 5 minutes. The average interarrival time is 2 minutes. The number of servers is 6.

  1. Consider an Erlang loss system. The average processing time is 5 minutes. The average interarrival time is 2 minutes. The number of servers is 6. Which of the following statements regarding this system is TRUE?

  1. Demand exceeds capacity.
  2. There is no lost demand.
  3. Variability in processing time reduces lost demand.
  4. There is never a queue.

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related General Management Questions!