A bank of machines in a manufacturing shop breaks down according to the following interarrival time distribution.
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A bank of machines in a manufacturing shop breaks down according to the following interarrival time distribution. The time it takes one repairperson to complete the repair of a machine is given in the service time distribution:
Interarrival Service Time Time (Hours) P(X) RN (Hours) P(X) RN
.5 .30 0–29 .5 .25 0–24 1.0 .22 30–51 1.0 .20 25–44 1.5 .16 52–67 2.0 .25 45–69 2.0 .10 68–77 3.0 .15 70–84 3.0 .14 78–91 4.0 .10 85–94 4.0 .08 92–99 5.0 .05 95–99 1.00 1.00 Simulate the breakdown of i ve machines. Calculate the average machine downtime using two repairpersons and the following random number sequence. (Both repairpersons cannot work on the same machine.)
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Operations And Supply Chain Management
ISBN: 9780077151638
14th Edition
Authors: F. Robert Jacobs , Richard Chase