What kind of queuing system can best describe each of the following (Use general inter-arrival and/or service time distributions if not specified). Use the 1/2/3/4/5/6 system (described in Queuing Theory chapter of Winston book) and describe which of the elements of the queuing system can be described using the following information:

a) A call center with 20 agents and 30 phone lines

b) 3 repairable machines with a random time to failure, one repairman and an exponential repair time

c) College programs where a number of students are admitted during each year and it takes them 4 years to finish the program (assume no quota for number of admitted students)

d) A hospital with regular and emergency patients, where regular patients can start service only when there is no emergency patient in the hospital

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