Question: Model the queuing system in Excel. You can set the parameters yourself. After you do your modeling, write a small evaluation article about it. The

Model the queuing system in Excel. You can set the parameters yourself. After you do your modeling, write a small evaluation article about it.

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An average of 50 customers per hour arrive at a small post office. Interarrival times are exponentially distributed. Each window can serve an average of 25 customers per hour. Service times are exponentially distributed. It costs $25 per hour to open a window, and the post office values the time a customer spends waiting in line at $15 per customer-hour. To minimize expected hourly costs, how many postal windows should be opened? ( Model the queuing system in Excel!!!! You can set the parameters yourself.)

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