The following data relates to the number of passengers the Mussina border post between Zimbabwe and South Africa can process: Maximum passengers that can be processed per day based on all the equipment and personnel = 5000 trucks Current number of passengers being processed = 4000 passengers per day Actual number of passengers processed yesterday = 3600 Calculate the current utilisation level of the border post passenger processing system A. 18% B. 50% C. 80% D. 72% E. 90%

The following data relates to the number of passengers the Mussina border post between Zimbabwe and South Africa can process: Maximum passengers that can be processed per day based on all the equipment and personnel = 5000 trucks Current number of passengers being processed = 4000 passengers per day Actual number of passengers processed yesterday = 3600 Calculate the current utilisation level of the border post passenger processing system A. 18% B. 50% C. 80% D. 72% E. 90%

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section12.5: Analytic Steady-state Queueing Models

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