Brown Laundry Has a Variable Demand

question 86

Essay

Brown Laundry has a variable demand. The daily demand ranges from 100 to 140 customers a day with an average of 5 items. The average daily demand is 110 customers. The laundry operates 10 hours a day. Each order takes approximately 5 minutes.
Required:
a.What is the average customer waiting time, in minutes?
b.What is the cycle time for an order?
c.The manager has decided that the waiting time is too long and has increased the workday to 11 hours. What is the waiting time now? Will the customers be any happier?

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Definitions:

Objective Lens

An objective lens is the part of a microscope or telescope that gathers light from the sample being observed and focuses it to create an image.

Ocular Lens

The lens inside the eye that focuses light on the retina to create clear images.

Oil-immersion

A technique used in light microscopy where an oil with a high refractive index is placed between the specimen slide and objective lens to increase resolution.

Low-power

Typically refers to a setting or condition involving low-level energy or magnification.