A Multiple Channel Queuing System with a Poisson Arrival Rate

question 77

Short Answer

A multiple channel queuing system with a Poisson arrival rate and exponential service time has an average arrival rate of 6 customers per hour and an average service time of 20 minutes per customer. What is the minimum number of servers required to avoid an overloaded system?

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