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USES OF WAITING LINE ANALYSES

Waiting line analysis is basically an analysis of the line of people or vehicles waiting for something (e.g. for their turn to be served or to be provided with a product or service sought for).
The following are the important uses of waiting line analyses in business or in any other types of organizations:
1. To facilitate faster servicing function
A well managed waiting line will speed up delivery of products and services. Unnecessary steps in the overall process will be minimized, if not totally eliminated. This will improve the capacity of the organization to serve a greater number of buyers.

2. A way to describe operating characteristics
The way waiting lines are managed manifests effectiveness ...

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