Keyword: queues: applications

Found 872 papers in total
Multiproduct systems with both setup times and costs: fluid bounds and schedules
Multiproduct systems with both setup times and costs: fluid bounds and schedules
2006,
This paper considers a multiproduct, single-server production system where both setup...
Procuring fast delivery: sole sourcing with information asymmetry
Procuring fast delivery: sole sourcing with information asymmetry
2006,
This paper studies a queuing model in which a buyer sources a good or service from a...
Revenue management for a multiclass single-server queue via a fluid model analysis
Revenue management for a multiclass single-server queue via a fluid model analysis
2006,
Motivated by the recent adoption of tactical pricing strategies in manufacturing...
A queueing model of activities in an intensive care unit
A queueing model of activities in an intensive care unit
2006,
Activities in an intensive care unit (ICU) at a major teaching hospital are modelled...
Competition in service industries
Competition in service industries
2007,
We analyze a general market for an industry of competing service facilities. Firms...
Recipient choice can address the efficiency–equity trade-off in kidney transplantation: a mechanism design model
Recipient choice can address the efficiency–equity trade-off in kidney transplantation: a mechanism design model
2006,
In kidney allocation, transplant candidates may have private information about their...
Sizing backbone internet links
Sizing backbone internet links
2005,
One of the distinguishing features of a backbone link is that it is designed to carry...
Evaluating the improvements in traffic operations at a real-life toll plaza with electronic toll collection
Evaluating the improvements in traffic operations at a real-life toll plaza with electronic toll collection
1996,
This paper summarizes the improvements in traffic operations at the Electronic Toll...
A new stochastic discrete-event micro simulation model for evaluating traffic operations at electronic toll collection plazas
A new stochastic discrete-event micro simulation model for evaluating traffic operations at electronic toll collection plazas
2005,
This article presents a discrete-event stochastic microscopic simulation model...
Combining decision tree and multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT) for selecting a country for a global manufacturing facility
Combining decision tree and multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT) for selecting a country for a global manufacturing facility
2007,
The paper presents a multi-phase approach for selecting a country in which to locate a...
Capacity management in rental businesses with two customer bases
Capacity management in rental businesses with two customer bases
2005,
We consider the allocation of capacity in a system in which rental equipment is...
Dynamic power control in a wireless static channel subject to a quality-of-service constraint
Dynamic power control in a wireless static channel subject to a quality-of-service constraint
2005,
A controller dynamically chooses a state-dependent transmission rate on a static,...
The impact of duplicate orders on demand estimation and capacity investment
The impact of duplicate orders on demand estimation and capacity investment
2005,
Motivated by a $2.2 billion inventory write-off by Cisco Systems, we...
A numerical method for solving singular stochastic control problems
A numerical method for solving singular stochastic control problems
2004,
Singular stochastic control has found diverse applications in operations management,...
Scheduling protocols for switches with large envelopes
Scheduling protocols for switches with large envelopes
2004,
Traditionally, switches make scheduling decisions on the granularity of a packet....
Customers' identification of acceptable waiting times in a multi-stage restaurant system
Customers' identification of acceptable waiting times in a multi-stage restaurant system
2005,
The problem of waiting is critical in service encounters. No customer feels satisfied...
A new contention resolution procedure for HFC access networks and its performance evaluation
A new contention resolution procedure for HFC access networks and its performance evaluation
2004,
Bidirectional cable TV networks using hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) systems are good...
Modeling the impact of merging capacity in production–inventory systems
Modeling the impact of merging capacity in production–inventory systems
2004,
We model two separate, decentralized systems, each consisting of a warehouse and a...
Demand allocation in multiple-product, multiple-facility, make-to-stock systems
Demand allocation in multiple-product, multiple-facility, make-to-stock systems
2004,
We consider the problem of allocating demand arising from multiple products to...
A Brownian approximation of a production–inventory system with a manufacturer that subcontracts
A Brownian approximation of a production–inventory system with a manufacturer that subcontracts
2004,
This paper considers a production–inventory problem where a manufacturer...
Selected problems of supply chain management in monolithic works
Selected problems of supply chain management in monolithic works
2006,
In a logistics–production system pertaining to the complex process of concrete...
Analysis of ambulance decentralization in an urban emergency medical service using the hypercube queueing model
Analysis of ambulance decentralization in an urban emergency medical service using the hypercube queueing model
2007,
This paper studies the application of the hypercube queueing model to SAMU-192, the...
Analyzing bioterror response logistics: the case of anthrax
Analyzing bioterror response logistics: the case of anthrax
2005,
To aid in understanding how best to respond to a bioterror anthrax attack, we analyze...
Dynamic server allocation for queueing networks with flexible servers
Dynamic server allocation for queueing networks with flexible servers
2003,
This paper is concerned with the design of dynamic server assignment policies that...
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