During Each 4-Hour Period,the Police Force in a Small Town

question 43

Essay

During each 4-hour period,the police force in a small town in Ohio requires the following number of on-duty police officers: 8 from midnight to 4 A.M.; 7 from 4 A.M.to 8 A.M.; 6 from 8 A.M.to noon; 6 from noon to 4 P.M.; 5 from 4 P.M.to 8 P.M.; and 4 from 8 P.M.to midnight.Each police officer works two consecutive 4-hour shifts.Determine how to minimize the number of police officers needed to meet the town's daily requirements.

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Definitions:

Project Variance

The difference between planned and actual performance in a project, indicating the degree of deviation from the project plan.

Activity Duration

the total time required to complete a specific activity or task in the process of project management or planning.

Beta Distribution

A statistical distribution representing probabilities of outcomes across a range of 0 to 1, often used in Bayesian statistics for estimating unknown parameters.

PERT Analysis

A project management tool used to schedule, organize, and coordinate tasks within a project, which stands for Program Evaluation and Review Technique.