
ModifyingQueueFocus.xls
1. DONOTADDORDELETECELLS,ROWS,ORCOLUMNS!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. ClearthecontentsofallcellswithnumbersinthemontheHistogramsandRandomSampling
sheets(Youshouldhavecompletedsimilarsheetsforyouteam’sdatainprevioushomework
assignments)
3. ClearthecontentsoftheArrivalstimesafterthehourontheDatasheet.
1. Steps2&3aresolelysoyoudonotconfusetheclassprojectdatawithyourteam’sdata
4. ClearcellsG45:H7678ofthesheetData,andcopyservicetimesfromassignmentintocells
G45:H????.
5. EntermeantimebetweenarrivalsincellB31ofthesheet1ATM.Youshouldhavethisfrom
previoushomework.Ifyoudon’t,talktome.
6. Makeanoteof:
1. RangeofcellsforServiceTimesData(ie.Forclassdata7634valuesinData!G45:H7678)
andhowmanyservicetimesyouhave
2. Howmanycustomersyoursimulationmustaccommodate(Thiswasgivenonyour
assignmentspreadsheet)
Therestofthestepsrefertothe1ATMsheet
7. ModifytheformulaincellG35,andcopyintocellsG36:G194(Noteyoucanfilldown,you
continuepastthecellsthathavedatainthem).
1. RANDBETWEEN(1,numberofservicetimes)–fromStep6
2. Data!$G$45:Data!$H$7678–changetoencompassyourservicetimesdata(makesure
youhavedollarsigns)–fromStep6
3. FilltorestofcellsincolumnG
8. Selectthelasttwofullrows,fromB193:L194.Dragthefillhandledownuntilyouseethatthe
bottomindexnumberisatthenumberofcustomersyouneedtoaccommodate
9. ExtendColumnsB‐Fonemorerow(Thesecolumnsshouldbeonerowlonger)