Question: Example 3 - Queuing Theory in Court ( Based on an actual case ) A worker at the Unemployment Office is responsible for processing a

Example 3- Queuing Theory in Court (Based on an actual case)
A worker at the Unemployment Office is responsible for processing a company's
forms when it opens for business. The worker can process an average of 4 forms
per week.
In 2011 an average of 1.8 companies per week submitted forms for processing,
and the worker had an order flow time of 0.45 weeks.
In 2012 an average of 3.9 companies per week submitted forms for processing
and the worker had a 5 week order flow time.
The poor worker was fired, but later sued to get her job back. The court said that
because the amount of work submitted to the worker had approximately
doubled, the worker's backlog also should have doubled.
Because her backlog increased by more than a factor of 10, she must have been
slacking off, so the state was justified in firing her. Assume CVA=1 and CVP=1.
Use the concepts and tools learned in OPIM 201 to defend the worker.
 Example 3- Queuing Theory in Court (Based on an actual case)

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