The Big Manufacturing Company produces a particular product in
an assembly line operation. One of the machines on the line is a
drill press that has a single assembly line feeding into it. A
partially completed unit arrives at the press to be worked on every
7.5 minutes, on average. The machine operator can process an
average of 10 parts per hour. Using the Poisson arrivals and
exponential service time model,
a-what is the average number of parts waiting to be worked
on?
b-what is the probability the operator has parts to work on?
c-what is the average time a unit spends in the system?
d-what is the probability there are 5 units in the system?
Get Answers For Free
Most questions answered within 1 hours.