Patients arrive at a medical cabinet according to a Poisson distribution at rate of 6 patients per hour. The waiting room does not accommodate more than 4 patients. Examination time per patient is exponential with mean 15 min and is done by one doctor. What is the expected waiting time until a patient is discharged from the clinic?

Patients arrive at a medical cabinet according to a Poisson distribution at rate of 6 patients per hour. The waiting room does not accommodate more than 4 patients. Examination time per patient is exponential with mean 15 min and is done by one doctor. What is the expected waiting time until a patient is discharged from the clinic?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 52P

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