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Operations Management

Define the concept of Bottleneck? Explain what system capacity is? Explain why doubling the capacity of a bottleneck may not double the system capacity?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 59P

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