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Date Submitted: 04/16/2015 01:32 PM
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Time
Introduc1on
Example
Physician
office
-‐
Pa1ents
arrive,
on
average,
every
five
minutes
è
12
pa1ent
/
hour
-‐
It
takes
ten
minutes
to
serve
a
pa1ent
à
capacity
6
pa1ent
/
hour
-‐
Pa1ents
are
willing
to
wait
⇒
What
is
the
implied
u1liza1on
of
the
physician
clinc?
⇒ U
=
Flow
Rate
/
Capacity
=
12
/
6
=
200%
⇒
How
long
will
pa1ents
have
to
wait?
Example
Physician
office
-‐
Pa1ents
arrive,
on
average,
every
five
minutes
-‐
It
takes
four
minutes
to
serve
a
pa1entà
higher
capacity
15
pa1ent
/
hour
-‐
Pa1ents
are
willing
to
wait
⇒
What
is
the
u1liza1on
of
the
physician
clinic?
⇒ U
=
Flow
Rate
/
Capacity
=
Min
(Demand,
Capacity)
/
Capacity
=
12
/15
=
0.8
⇒
How
long
will
pa1ents
have
to
wait?
⇒ Do
you
think
they
will
wait
at
all?
A
Somewhat
Odd
Service
Process
Dr.
Totyota
Pa1ent Arrival
Time Service
Time
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
7:00
7:10
7:20
7:30
7:40
7:50
8:00
A
More
Realis1c
Service
Process
Pa#ent
1
Pa1ent Arrival
Time Service
Time Pa#ent
3
Pa#ent
5
Pa#ent
7
Pa#ent
8
Pa#ent
9
Pa#ent
10
Pa#ent
11
Pa#ent
12
Pa#ent
2
Pa#ent
4
Pa#ent
6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7...