Question: THE CLASS PROJECT BELOW INCLUDES TWO CASES. FOR FULL CREDIT, WRITEUPS FOR BOTH CASES MUST BE COMPLETED!!!!!! FOR EACH CASE, INCLUDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF
THE CLASS PROJECT BELOW INCLUDES TWO CASES. FOR FULL CREDIT, WRITEUPS FOR BOTH CASES MUST BE COMPLETED!!!!!! FOR EACH CASE, INCLUDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE CASE, A MODEL FORMULATION, ANY COMPUTATIONS AS APPROPRIATE, AND AN ANALYSIS OF RESULTS. IN- CLUDE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS YOU FEEL ARE APPROP- RIATE. REMEMBER TO COMPLETE BOTH CASES!!!!! YOU CAN WORK IN GROUPS OF UP TO FIVE. HOWEVER, INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS ARE O.K. ALSO!!!!!!! HARD COPY REPORTS ARE REQUIRED. NO E-MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEDIA SUBMISSIONS ARE ACCEPTED!!!!!! NOTE THAT THE PROJECT IS GRADED OUT OF 20 POINTS - 10 POINTS FOR EACH CASE!!!! 10 PTS. I) THE TWELVE-STARS AMUSEMENT PARK THE TWELVE-STARS TRAVELING AMUSEMENT PARK HAS RECENTLY SET UP OP- ERATION IN THE EAST BAY. THE ARRIVAL RATE OF PATRONS AT THE PARK IS ESTIMATED AS 40 PER HOUR. THERE IS ONE ADMISSIONS GATE, STAFFED BY A SINGLE WORKER. ADMISSIONS CAN BE CONDUCTED AT AN ESTIMATED RATE OF 45 PER HOUR. FORTY PERCENT OF PATRONS GO DIRECTLY TO THE FERRIS WHEEL, WHILE THIRTY PERCENT GO TO THE ROLLERCOASTER. THE REMAINING THIRTY PERCENT GO TO THE ZOMBIE HOUSE. THE SERVICE RATE OF THE FERRIS WHEEL IS 18 PATRONS PER HOUR, WHILE THE SERVICE RATE OF THE ROLLER COASTER IS 15 PATRONS PER HOUR. THE SERVICE RATE OF THE ZOMBIE HOUSE IS 16 PATRONS PER HOUR. ALL OF THE PATRONS LEAVING THE FERRIS WHEEL GO TO THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS. IN ADDITION, FORTY PERCENT OF PATRONS LEAVING THE ROLLER COASTER GO TO THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS. THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS SERVES PATRONS ONE AT A TIME AT A RATE OF 25 PER HOUR. ALL PATRONS LEAVING THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS AS WELL AS REMAINING PATRONS LEAVING THE ROLLERCOASTER ALL GO TO THE EXIT GATE. IN ADDITION, ALL PATRONS LEAVING THE ZOMBIE HOUSE GO DIRECTLY TO THE EXIT GATE. THERE IS ONE WORKER AT THE EXIT GATE, WHO CAN PROCESS EXITING PATRONS AT A RATE OF 42 PER HOUR. IT IS DESIRED TO DETERMINE FOR THIS AMUSEMENT PARK, THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF PATRONS WAITING AT THE ADMISSION GATE, EXIT GATE, AND AT EACH RIDE. IT IS ALSO DESIRED TO DETERMINE THE EXPECTED TIME PATRONS SPEND WAITING AT EACH OF THESE LOCATIONS. IF AN ADDITIONAL WORKER WAS AVAILABLE, AT WHICH "STATION" (I.E., ENTRY GATE, EXIT GATE, OR RIDE) SHOULD THIS WORKER BE PLACED? THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF PATRONS IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE PARK OVER THE COURSE OF A DAY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS MEETS WITH SAFETY REGULATIONS. CURRENT REGULAT- IONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR MORE THAN 55 PATRONS IN THE PARK AT ANY ONE TIME. WHAT WOULD YOU REPORT FOR THIS? (I.E., IS THE RE- QUIREMENT MET?) (NOTE THAT YOU CAN TREAT EACH STATION AS A SINGLE SERVER SYSTEM!!!!!) MAKE SURE TO SHOW YOUR CALCULAT- IONS AND REPORT YOUR RESULTS REGARDING PARK OPERATIONS. A) WRITE A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE CASE, INCLUDING THE PURPOSE OF YOUR ANALYSIS. B) SHOW AND EXPLAIN THE MODEL YOU USED TO EVALUATE THE AMUSE- MENT PARK SYSTEM. C) SHOW ANY CALCULATIONS YOU USED TO OBTAIN YOUR RESULTS. (HINT: FOR EACH GATE AND RIDE YOU WILL NEED L, Lq, and Wq.) D) DISPLAY A SUMMARY OF RESULTS. E) ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS POSED WITH THE CASE IN ADDITION TO THE SUMMARY OF RESULTS. (I.E., AT WHAT RIDE WOULD YOU PLACE AN ADDITIONAL WORKER, AND ARE PARK LIMITATIONS ON PATRONS BEING MET?) F) WRITE A BRIEF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. A FEW SENTENCES WILL SUFFICE.
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