If the food service for the university operates a cafeteria with a single serving line, that system behaves most like a
A) single channel, single phase system
B) single channel, multi-phase system
C) multi-channel, single phase system
D) multi-channel, multi-phase system
E) none of the above

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A single serving line in a cafeteria can handle only one customer order at a time, indicating a single channel system. However, since the serving line has different phases, such as pre-serving, ordering, serving, and payment, it becomes a multi-phase system. Therefore, the system behaves most like a single channel, multi-phase system.

If the Food Service for the University Operates a Cafeteria