Consider the following problem. A task requires three phases. Let Ti denote the time to complete Phase i, for i = 1, 2, 3. The task time is T = T1 + max{T2, T3}. The phase times are independent and exponentially distributed with means 1.5, 2.3, and 6.3, respectively.
The purpose of the simulation experiment is to determine the mean and standard deviation of the task time.
1) Which part(s) of the problem correspond(s) to the "input model"?
2) Which part(s) of the problem correspond(s) to the "input data"?
3) Which part(s) of the problem correspond(s) to the "output data"?
4) What is the logical relationship between input and output?
5) Describe the performance measure(s) in this simulation
6) What is/are the experiment parameter(s) in this simulation?
7) Suggest a point estimator for the mean task time.
8) Suggest a point estimator for the standard deviation of the task time.