For each kind of queueing system listed in Prob. 17.3-1, briefly describe the nature of the cost of service and the cost of waiting that would need to be considered in designing the system.
Prob. 17.3-1
Identify the customers and the servers in the queueing system in each of the following situations:
(a) The checkout stand in a grocery store.
(b) A fire station.
(c) The toll booth for a bridge.
(d) A bicycle repair shop.
(e) A shipping dock.
(f) A group of semiautomatic machines assigned to one operator.
(g) The materials-handling equipment in a factory area.
(h) A plumbing shop.
(i) A job shop producing custom orders.
(j) A secretarial typing pool.