An Empirical Analysis of Queuing Model and Queuing Behaviour in Relation to Customer Satisfaction at Jkuat Students Finance Office
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Over the years, the population of the university has increased with the introduction of double intake system which in turn has led to long waiting times and long queues in students finance department, due to few service stations, inefficiencies in the payment system used and students being disorderly. To enhance service delivery, a proper queuing system is needed. This is achieved by putting in place proper measures to ensure a good flow of students at the service counters. Focusing only on the main queue we collect data and do an empirical analysis of the model in use. Using queuing theory principles and formulas the study showed that on average 22 customers arrive every hour and the service rate is 23.7 customers per hour. The system utilization factor was 92.95%, the probability of zero customers waiting 7.05; average number of customers waiting is 12.252 and average waiting time 33.415 min. The study compared the single server model against multi-server model and concluded that M/M/1 model was not the best for the Finance department. Using a questionnaire of 384 respondents, the study found out that almost all customers are not satisfied about the nature of waiting lines and some students have turned away at regular occasions due to the long queues. The time students wait to be served should not be overlooked; constant check for their changing needs and improvement in the time spent when serving them has been emphasized by the study. In today’s competitive business environment, the modern society is progressively turning into a service dominating one. Customer satisfaction and service operation capabilities have given an organization a competitive advantage in the marketplace and this has consequently led to an increasing importance in service operations management. As a result, waiting has drawn great attention to all business operation management specialists.
Author: Sammy Kariuki Mwangi
Language: English
Subfield: Management Information Systems
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W642621803