Assignment task: Finite Buffer
Station 2 uses one machine, with an average effective process time of 30 min with an SCV of 1. The arrival rate is 1.8/hr, also with an SCV of 1. Between stations 1 and 2 is a buffer that can hold at most 10 jobs.
1. Model Station 2 as a Blocked Queue.
- What is the "utilization" at station 2?
- What is the station WIP?
- What is the station throughput?
- What is the station cycle time?