Keyword: queues: applications

Found 872 papers in total
A finite capacity bulk service queue with single vacation and Markovian arrival process
A finite capacity bulk service queue with single vacation and Markovian arrival process
2004,
Vacation time queues with Markovian arrival process (MAP) are mainly useful in...
Using factorization in analyzing D-BMAP/G/1 queues
Using factorization in analyzing D-BMAP/G/1 queues
2005,
We demonstrate how one can use the factorization property to derive the queue-length...
Transient analysis of a fluid queue driven by a birth and death process suggested by a chain sequence
Transient analysis of a fluid queue driven by a birth and death process suggested by a chain sequence
2005,
We analyse the transient behaviour of a fluid queue driven by a birth and death...
Complete analysis of MAP/G/1/n queue with single (multiple) vacation(s) under limited service discipline
Complete analysis of MAP/G/1/n queue with single (multiple) vacation(s) under limited service discipline
2005,
We consider a finite-buffer single-server queue with Markovian arrival process (MAP)...
Performance measurement and lumped parameter modeling of single server flow lines subject to blocking: An effective process time approach
Performance measurement and lumped parameter modeling of single server flow lines subject to blocking: An effective process time approach
2008,
The present paper extends the so-called effective process time (EPT) approach to...
A queuing-based decision support methodology to estimate hospital inpatient bed demand
A queuing-based decision support methodology to estimate hospital inpatient bed demand
2008,
Hospital inpatient bed capacity might be better described as evolved than planned. At...
Using queuing theory to analyse the Government's 4-h completion time target in Accident and Emergency departments
Using queuing theory to analyse the Government's 4-h completion time target in Accident and Emergency departments
2008,
This paper uses a queuing model to evaluate completion times in Accident and Emergency...
Waiting for liver transplantation in Canada: waitlist history 2000–2004 and sensitivity analysis for the future
Waiting for liver transplantation in Canada: waitlist history 2000–2004 and sensitivity analysis for the future
2008,
This study comprises a historical review of liver transplants performed in Canada...
Ultrasound waiting lists: rational queue or extended capacity? A study of the mechanisms and diverse realities underlying ultrasound waiting lists
Ultrasound waiting lists: rational queue or extended capacity? A study of the mechanisms and diverse realities underlying ultrasound waiting lists
2008,
The features and issues regarding clinical waiting lists in general and general...
On the optimal allocation of users to servers in an emergency service
On the optimal allocation of users to servers in an emergency service
2008,
This paper considers the optimal allocation of users to servers in an emergency...
A hypercube queueing model embedded into a genetic algorithm for ambulance deployment on highways
A hypercube queueing model embedded into a genetic algorithm for ambulance deployment on highways
2008,
The hypercube is a well-known descriptive model for planning server-to-customer...
Modeling patient arrivals in community clinics
Modeling patient arrivals in community clinics
2008,
We develop improved methods for modeling and simulating the streams of patients...
The hypercube model: analysis and results for the case of homogeneous non-servers
The hypercube model: analysis and results for the case of homogeneous non-servers
2001,
The objective of the present paper is to analyze the use and solution of the hypercube...
Buffer sizing in multi-product multi-reactor batch processes: Impact of allocation and campaign sizing policies
Buffer sizing in multi-product multi-reactor batch processes: Impact of allocation and campaign sizing policies
2007,
This paper studies the impact of management policies, such as product allocation and...
Optimizing the size and locations of facilities in competitive multi-site service systems
Optimizing the size and locations of facilities in competitive multi-site service systems
2008,
We propose a multi-site location–allocation model for selecting locations in...
A review of congestion models in the location of facilities with immobile servers
A review of congestion models in the location of facilities with immobile servers
2007,
Capacity effects are investigated, particularly as regards congestion of facilities...
A survey of the machine interference problem
A survey of the machine interference problem
2007,
This paper surveys the research published on the machine interference problem, also...
Customer selection problem with profit from a sideline
Customer selection problem with profit from a sideline
2007,
This paper deals with the problem of selecting profitable orders to accept out of...
On the waiting time of arriving aircrafts and the capacity of airports with one or two runways
On the waiting time of arriving aircrafts and the capacity of airports with one or two runways
2007,
In this paper we examine a model for the landing procedure of aircrafts at an airport....
Sample-path analysis of the proportional relation and its constant for discrete-time single-server queues
Sample-path analysis of the proportional relation and its constant for discrete-time single-server queues
2006,
In the previous work, the authors have considered a discrete-time queueing system and...
Stability of retrial queues with versatile retrial policy
Stability of retrial queues with versatile retrial policy
2006,
We consider in this paper the stability of retrial queues with a versatile retrial...
The single server queue and the storage model: Large deviations and fixed points
The single server queue and the storage model: Large deviations and fixed points
2006,
We consider the coupling of a single server queue and a storage model defined as a...
Analysis and design of a Production–Inventory system using discrete-time queueing models
Analysis and design of a Production–Inventory system using discrete-time queueing models
2008,
In this paper, we concern ourselves with a Production–Inventory (PI) system...
Effective utilization of idle time in an (s,S) inventory with positive service time
Effective utilization of idle time in an (s,S) inventory with positive service time
2006,
We deviate from the Berman et al. models in inventory with positive service time. We...
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