Question

Kolkmeyer Manufacturing Company is considering adding two machines to its manufacturing operation. This addition will bring the number of machines to nine. The president of Kolkmeyer asked for a study of the need to add a second employee to the repair operation. The arrival rate is 0.06 machines per hour for each machine, and the service rate for each individual assigned to the repair operation is 0.6 machines per hour. Compute the operating characteristics if the company retains the single-employee repair operation. If required, round your answers to four decimal places.

A)

P0 = 0.9

Lq = 0.0111

L = 0.1111

Wq = 0.1852 hours

W = 1.8519 hours

B)

Compute the operating characteristics if a second employee is added to the machine repair operation. If required, round your answers to four decimal places.

P0 = 0.9009

Lq =

L =

Wq = hours

W = hours

C)

Each employee is paid $20 per hour. Machine downtime is valued at $85 per hour. From an economic point of view, should one or two employees handle the machine repair operation? Explain. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Cost of one employee system: $ 1737.04

Cost of two employees system: $

From an economic point of view, one or two employees should handle the machine repair operation?

NEED MORE HELP WITH PARTS B & C

Answer 1