A component is essentially a component of a larger system. Each system is made up of various components that work together to complete tasks. The configuration of the various components that comprise the selected system is shown below.
A barbershop is a hair parlor that offers men and women haircuts. A whole barbershop is made up of three major parts. These elements include the barber, who also serves as the service provider, the customers, and the related queue (Stroud, 2016). The system is determined by the number of barbers present at the service center. If there is one barber the system is known as single channel- single phase while if there are several it is known as multi channel single phase.
Figure 1: Single Channel Single Phase
Figure 2: Multi Channel Single Phase
Carwash
Basically, a carwash is a type of facility whereby exterior car services are offered but at times interior are also offered. A Car wash system comprises of a few components. The basic components in most carwash system include the owner, the attendants, respective car owners and the queue in place.
Figure 3: Carwash System
Laundromat
A Laundromat basically is a type of facility whereby laundry services are offered (Silagy, 2017). Some Laundromats often employ staffs who act as attendants whereby they are given the responsibility to attend to respective customers. Hence, the system may comprise of the following components
Owner of the Laundromat,
The attendant,
Customer
Queue
Most Laundromats consist of more than one attendant hence the system is multi-channel single phase.
Attendant 1
Attendant 2
Attendant 3
Arrival queue
Small grocery store
A grocery store refers to a retail shop which mostly sells food products (Ugur et al, 2014). Most grocery stores are very small types of businesses usually run by the owner. A small grocery store system is not complex since it consists of two major parties who are the owner and the customer. The system consists of the following components;
Owner of grocery
Customer
Queue
Figure 4: A Grocery System
References
Silagy, H. (2017) U.S. Patent No. 9,752,264. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Stroud, T. D. (2016), Understanding the barriers to and strategies for success for African American small businesses: An exploratory qualitative study (Doctoral dissertation, Capella University).
Ugur, A., Gok, Y., & Ugur, H. G, (2014). Impact of socio-cultural and economic factors on vegetable consumption behaviors: case of Giresun province, Turkey. Food Science and Technology (Campinas), 34(4), 688-693.
