Which of the Following Is NOT an Assumption of the M/M/1

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the M/M/1 model?

• A) The first customers to arrive are the first customers served.
• B) Each arrival comes independently of the arrival immediately before and after that arrival.
• C) The population from which the arrivals come is very large or infinite in size.
• D) Customers do not renege.
• E) Service times occur according to a normal probability distribution.

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Economies of Scale

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