Lauren manages a plant that makes gourmet soft drinks.She needs to determine the best time to shut down the bottling line to be sanitized.As the rest of the facility will continue to operate during this process, she needs to make sure the impact on the other parts of the plant is minimal, or her other workers will end up with little to do until the bottling line is up and running again.Lauren should use __________.
A)linear programming
B)probability theory
C)queuing theory
D)break-even analysis

Question

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Queuing theory can help Lauren determine the best time to shut down the bottling line to minimize the impact on other parts of the plant. This theory involves analyzing waiting lines and can help determine the optimal time for maintenance and other necessary downtime. Linear programming could also potentially be used, but it may not be as applicable in this specific scenario. Probability theory and break-even analysis are not relevant to this problem.

Lauren Manages a Plant That Makes Gourmet Soft Drinks