Coin-operated dry-cleaning store has five machines

Assignment Help Operation Management

Reference no: EM131116981

A coin-operated dry-cleaning store has five machines. The operating characteristics of the machines are such that any machine breaks down according to a Poisson process with mean breakdown rate of one per day. A repairman can fix a machine according to an exponential distribution with a mean repair time of one-half day. Currently, three repairmen are on duty. The manager has the option of replacing these three repairmen with a super-repairman whose salary is equal to the total of the three regulars, but who can fix a machine in one-third the time, that is, in one-sixth day. Should he be hired?

Reference no: EM131116981

Questions Cloud

Issues in neuroscience : Issues in Neuroscience-Was it right to trade the suffering experienced by participants for the knowledge gained by the research?

Spencer received a k-1 from a partnership indicating : Spencer Duck (SSN 000-22-1111) is single and his eight-year-old son, Mitch, lives with him nine months of the year in a rented condominium at 321 Hickory Drive in Ames, Iowa.

Assume that the ending account balances are representative : Which of the two companies, as judged by the information given above, would you recommend as the better risk and why? Assume that the ending account balances are representative of the entire year.

How much will net operating income change : Emily, Inc. sells a product for $10 per unit. The variable expenses are $6 per unit, and the fixed expenses total $35,000 per period. By how much will net operating income change if sales are expected to increase by $40,000?

Coin-operated dry-cleaning store has five machines : A coin-operated dry-cleaning store has five machines. The operating characteristics of the machines are such that any machine breaks down according to a Poisson process with mean breakdown rate of one per day. A repairman can fix a machine according ..

Provided with the unadjusted trial balance : You are provided with the unadjusted trial balance (Microsoft® Excel) and your manager's meeting notes and questions (Microsoft® Word) for your new tax client - Phoenix Medical.

Performance has been dropping steadily over last five months : You have recently been promoted to take over a poor performing team of ten. The team’s performance has been dropping steadily over the last five months. Among your many new responsibilities, you have been specifically asked to suggest specific ideas ..

Chain of service facilities : A chain of service facilities (like automobile repair shops) has locations in three cities: A, B, C. Each facility sells two products: 1, and 2. These figures give the maximum demand at each location. It is perfectly possible for the firm to sell les..

Preparing the comparative financial statements : Agassi Corporation is preparing the comparative financial statements to be included in the annual report to stockholders. Agassi employs a fiscal year ending May 31.

User Account

All Pages