Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259142208
Author: CACHON, Gérard, Terwiesch, Christian
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 2, Problem 4CQ
It is election day and 1800 voters vote in their precinct’s library during the 10 hours the polls are open. On average, there are 15 voters in the library and they spend on average 5 minutes in the library to complete their voting. What is the inventory of voters, the flow rate, and the flow time for each voter?
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