Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259142208
Author: CACHON, Gérard, Terwiesch, Christian
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 18, Problem 15CQ
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To determine: Whether the given situation is true or false?
Scenario: An appointment system evenly spaces out appointments for a day. Then the patients arriving in the second half of the day will have the same amount of waiting time as that of the patient arriving during the first half of the day.
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Day
Bed Turnaround Times (min)
1
1
127
135
167
144
151
2
2
140
155
122
135
119
3
3
112
128
97
118
131
4
4
223
135
154
187
150
5
5
181
155
160
172
166
6
6
103
158
145
124
149
7
7
146
135
167
150
178
8
8
104
122
115
137
129
9
9
136
158
137
148
156
10
10
145
163
106
139
170
11
11
84
146
125
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Operations Management
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