Chapter 3: Q9PE. (page 398)
For the transportation model to be able to find a feasible solution, this must always be greater than or equal to total demand.
Total capacity must be greater than or equal to total demand to find a feasible solution in the transportation model.
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Question: Students arrive at the Administrative Services Office at an average of one every 15 minutes, and their requests take on average 10 minutes to be processed. The service counter is staffed by only one clerk, Judy Gumshoes, who works eight hours per day. Assume Poisson arrivals and exponential service times.
b. How much time, on average, does a student spend waiting in line?
The owner of a large machine shop has just finished its financial analysis from the prior fiscal year. Following is an excerpt from the final report:
a. Compute the inventory turnover ratio (ITR).
b. Compute the weeks of supply (WS).
What term refers to the way some companies focus on what they do best and outsource other functions to key partners?
What is value stream mapping?
Why must lean have a stable schedule?
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