In a job shop, mechanics arrive randomly at a tool crib according to a Poisson process...

 

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In a job shop, mechanics arrive randomly at a tool crib according to a Poisson process with rate A= 10 per hour. It is known that the single tool clerk serves a mechanic in 4 minutes on the average, with a standard deviation of approximately 2 minutes. The salary of a mechanic is $15.00 per hour. a) Estimate the steady-state average cost per hour for the mechanics waiting for tools. In a job shop, mechanics arrive randomly at a tool crib according to a Poisson process with rate A= 10 per hour. It is known that the single tool clerk serves a mechanic in 4 minutes on the average, with a standard deviation of approximately 2 minutes. The salary of a mechanic is $15.00 per hour. a) Estimate the steady-state average cost per hour for the mechanics waiting for tools.

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