13 Benny the Barber owns a one-chair shop. At barber college, they told Benny that his customers...

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13 Benny the Barber owns a one-chair shop. At barber college, they told Benny that his customers would exhibit a Poisson arrival distribution and that he would provide an exponential service distribution. His market survey data indicate that customers arrive at a rate of two per hour. It will take Benny an average of 20 minutes to give a haircut. Based on these figures, find the following:

a. The average number of customers waiting.

b. The average time a customer waits.

c. The average time a customer is in the shop.

d. The average utilization of Benny's time.

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Operations Management For Competitive Advantage

ISBN: 1572

11th Edition

Authors: Richard B. Chase, F. Robert Jacobs

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