Trucks are required to pass through a weighing station so that they can be checked for weight violations. Trucks arrive at the station at the rate of 45 an hour between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Currently, three inspectors are on duty during those hours, each of whom can inspect 25 trucks an hour. Please show work. Question: How many trucks would you expect to see at the weighing station, including those being inspected?

Trucks are required to pass through a weighing station so that they can be checked for weight violations. Trucks arrive at the station at the rate of 45 an hour between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Currently, three inspectors are on duty during those hours, each of whom can inspect 25 trucks an hour. Please show work. Question: How many trucks would you expect to see at the weighing station, including those being inspected?

Practical Management Science

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Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section12.5: Analytic Steady-state Queueing Models

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