1. What is the outcome when a bottleneck resource is augmented with more capacity? 2. Which of the following statements are true? a) Installed capacity in service systems are always based on peak demand b) Service systems designed to handle average capacity will be more effective c) Improving effectiveness of a service will require greater investment of capacity d) None of the above   3. The arrival rate at the second server in a two stage serial queuing system is a. Service rate of server 1 b. Same as arrival rate at server 1 c. Minimum of service rate and arrival rate at server 1 d. Cannot be determined

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1. What is the outcome when a bottleneck resource is augmented with more capacity?

2. Which of the following statements are true?

a) Installed capacity in service systems are always based on peak demand
b) Service systems designed to handle average capacity will be more effective
c) Improving effectiveness of a service will require greater investment of capacity
d) None of the above
 
3. The arrival rate at the second server in a two stage serial queuing system is
a. Service rate of server 1
b. Same as arrival rate at server 1
c. Minimum of service rate and arrival rate at server 1
d. Cannot be determined
 

In a worker paced assembly line, consider a situation where the daily requirement has suddenly increased. Which of the following statements will be true?

4. In a worker paced assembly line, consider a situation where the daily requirement has suddenly increased. Which of the following statements will be true?
a) The required cycle time will also increase proportionally
b) The minimum number of workstations required will come down
c)The idle times at many workstations will increase
d) It will be possible to handle the new requirement by increasing the available time
 

 

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