Mylab Operations Management With Pearson Etext -- Access Card -- For Operations Management: Sustainability And Supply Chain Management (13th Edition)
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Author: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter F, Problem 6P
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To determine: The number of people who arrive at the checkout of the store and the time it takes to check them out.
Introduction: Simulation is the model that can be used in operations, which would imitate the real world process. Simulation uses random sampling for the generation of realistic variability.
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Mylab Operations Management With Pearson Etext -- Access Card -- For Operations Management: Sustainability And Supply Chain Management (13th Edition)
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