Machinists who work at a tool-and-die plant must check out tools from a tool center. An average of eight machinists per hour arrive seeking tools. At present, the tool center is staffed by a clerk who is paid $10 per hour and who takes an average of 5 minutes to handle each request for tools. Since each machinist produces $17 worth of goods per hour, each hour that a machinist spends at the tool center costs the company $17. The company is deciding whether or not it is worthwhile to hire (at $6 per hour) a helper for the clerk. If the helper is hired, the clerk will take an average of only 4 minutes to process requests for tools. Assume that service and inter-arrival times are exponential. Should the helper be hired?
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The company’s services also include cost-effective ground delivery for parcels and extra-speedy same-day delivery for urgent deliveries within 1,800 cities. Over the years, FedEx has widened its delivery network to more than 220 countries. It has purchased more cargo jets and acquired specialized shipping firms, including Tiger International, Roberts Express, RPS, and TNT Express, to support global growth. For international business customers needing products, parts, or raw materials shipped across countries or continents, the company now offers time-saving services such as commercial freight forwarding and cross-border logistical support. To add the convenience of local drop-off and pickup points for U.S. consumers and small businesses, FedEx acquired the Kinko’s office services company in 2004 and later rebranded it as FedEx Office. This acquisition also added printing and copying to the menu of services offered. Then the company arranged for large U.S. retailers such as Walgreens, Albertsons, Kroger, and Safeway to accept packages for shipment and receive package delivery for customer pickup in thousands of store locations. This means people who want to send a package can head to a nearby retailer and ship where they shop, rather than making a separate trip to the FedEx location. It’s also a safe alternative for packages to be picked up by people who don’t want FedEx shipments left by the front door. Another service FedEx offers to small and mid-sized businesses, including retailers, is FedEx Fulfillment. The purpose is to expedite order fulfillment by having each business store its products in a FedEx warehouse. Then, when the business’s customers place orders, FedEx puts the products into boxes bearing the business’s own logo and ships directly to those customers. 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