A Manufacturing Plant Is Trying to Determine How Long the Average

question 25

Essay

A manufacturing plant is trying to determine how long the average line for a repair process will be. If 10 machines arrive each hour and must wait 6 minutes in the line, how long will the line be, on average?

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Definitions:

Network Node

An individual electronic device in a network that can send, receive, or forward information.

Amplifies Signal

A process or device that increases the power, voltage, or current of a signal.

Derivative Action

In control systems, a feedback mechanism that is proportional to the rate of change of the error signal, used to predict and stabilize future system behavior.

Error Signal

A signal proportional to the difference between the actual output and the desired output.