Keyword: queues: applications

Found 872 papers in total
Efficient scheduling rules in a combined make-to-stock and make-to-order manufacturing system
Efficient scheduling rules in a combined make-to-stock and make-to-order manufacturing system
2004,
In this paper, we consider a mixed MTS/MTO policy to manage a single manufacturing...
Gatekeepers and referrals in services
Gatekeepers and referrals in services
2003,
This paper examines services in which customers encounter a gatekeeper who makes an...
United grain growers: enterprise risk management and weather risk
United grain growers: enterprise risk management and weather risk
2003,
In August of 1999, Mike McAndless, the risk manager of United Grain Growers (UGG), was...
The logistics impact of a mixture of order-streams in a manufacturer–retailer system
The logistics impact of a mixture of order-streams in a manufacturer–retailer system
2003,
We model a supply chain with two retail warehouses that place replenishment orders...
Optimizing admissions to an intensive care unit
Optimizing admissions to an intensive care unit
2003,
This paper presents a model for optimizing admissions to an intensive care unit (ICU)...
A three-station merge system with unreliable stations and a shared buffer
A three-station merge system with unreliable stations and a shared buffer
2001,
In this study, a three-station continuous materials flow merge system model with...
Using the vehicle routing problem for the transportation of hazardous materials
Using the vehicle routing problem for the transportation of hazardous materials
2001,
Transportation of hazardous materials (hazmats) is a decision problem that has...
Quality Function Deployment Application in a service environment: A new approach in risk management in a university
Quality Function Deployment Application in a service environment: A new approach in risk management in a university
2001,
Quality in service is very important. We assume that service quality is determined by...
Filling space in public transport by passengers
Filling space in public transport by passengers
2003,
Modeling of motional behavior of the passengers in the municipal transport –...
Minimal waiting times in static traffic control
Minimal waiting times in static traffic control
2003,
The paper discusses the question of the optimal control of an unsymmetric bottleneck...
Capacitated remanufacturing with service level constraints
Capacitated remanufacturing with service level constraints
2002,
This research examines production planning and control for a remanufacturer that can...
Some observed queue discharge features at a freeway bottleneck downstream of a merge
Some observed queue discharge features at a freeway bottleneck downstream of a merge
2002,
Details of traffic evolution were studied upstream and downstream of a freeway...
Location models for airline hubs behaving as M/D/c queues
Location models for airline hubs behaving as M/D/c queues
2003,
Models are presented for the optimal location of hubs in airline networks, which take...
The problem of scheduling checkout employees. Design and implementation of a solution
The problem of scheduling checkout employees. Design and implementation of a solution
2002,
This paper is concerned with the problem of scheduling checkout employees in a...
Stabilizing batch-processing networks
Stabilizing batch-processing networks
2003,
In a batch-processing network, multiple jobs can be formed into a batch to be...
Order fill rate, leadtime variability, and advance demand information in an assemble-to-order system
Order fill rate, leadtime variability, and advance demand information in an assemble-to-order system
2003,
We study an assemble-to-order system with stochastic leadtimes for component...
Dynamic airline revenue management with multiple semi-Markov demand
Dynamic airline revenue management with multiple semi-Markov demand
2003,
When a customer requests a discount fare, the airline must decide whether to sell the...
A cascaded inference model for evaluation of the internal audit report
A cascaded inference model for evaluation of the internal audit report
2001,
This paper provides a normative framework for how external auditors should evaluate...
Optimal stock allocation for a capacitated supply system
Optimal stock allocation for a capacitated supply system
2002,
We consider a capacitated supply system that produces a single item that is demanded...
Analysis of a forecasting–production–inventory system with stationary demand
Analysis of a forecasting–production–inventory system with stationary demand
2001,
We consider a production stage that produces a single item in a make-to-stock manner....
Competition and outsourcing with scale economies
Competition and outsourcing with scale economies
2002,
Scale economies are commonplace in operations, yet because of analytical challenges,...
Performance analysis and optimization of assemble-to-order systems with random lead times
Performance analysis and optimization of assemble-to-order systems with random lead times
2002,
We study a single-product assembly system in which the final product is assembled to...
A note on solutions to the maximal expected covering location problem
A note on solutions to the maximal expected covering location problem
2003,
The maximal expected covering location problem and its adjusted counterpart compute...
The reliability analysis of balking and reneging in a repairable system with warm standbys
The reliability analysis of balking and reneging in a repairable system with warm standbys
2002,
We study the reliability analysis of a repairable system with m operating units, w...
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