Keyword: queues: applications

Found 872 papers in total
Minimizing expected waiting in a medical appointment system
Minimizing expected waiting in a medical appointment system
2000,
An appointment policy is established for a specific outpatient system, with the goal...
Optimal floating and queueing strategies: The logic of territory choice
Optimal floating and queueing strategies: The logic of territory choice
2000,
This is a response to a recent article by Hanna Kokko and William J. Sutherland, who...
An observed traffic pattern in long freeway queues
An observed traffic pattern in long freeway queues
2001,
A simple exercise in data analysis showed that, in queued traffic, a well-defined...
Waiting: integrating social and psychological perspectives in operations management
Waiting: integrating social and psychological perspectives in operations management
2000,
Waiting time is an important issue in service operations management because of its...
The capacity of roundabouts
The capacity of roundabouts
2000,
A roundabout is one of the important types of unsignalized intersections. It is used...
Waiting time analysis of MX/G/1 queues with/without vacations under random order of service discipline
Waiting time analysis of MX/G/1 queues with/without vacations under random order of service discipline
2000,
We study (batch arrival) M X /G/1 queues with/without vacations under random order of...
Performance modelling of the M/G/1 machine repairman problem with cold-, warm- and hot-standbys
Performance modelling of the M/G/1 machine repairman problem with cold-, warm- and hot-standbys
2000,
This paper presents the modelling and analysis of the M/G/ 1 machine repairman problem...
Machine repairing models for production systems
Machine repairing models for production systems
2001,
In this paper we consider manufacturing systems of m identical unreliable machines...
Generalized queueing network analysis of integrated supply chain
Generalized queueing network analysis of integrated supply chain
2001,
Supply chain networks are formed from complex interactions between several companies...
Queueing network modelling and lead time compression of pharmaceutical drug development
Queueing network modelling and lead time compression of pharmaceutical drug development
2001,
Designing an optimized pharmaceutical drug development process is an important problem...
Random queues in signalized road networks
Random queues in signalized road networks
2000,
Average delay is an important criterion of evaluating traffic signals. Traffic...
The sensitivity of jobshop due date lead time to changes in the processing time
The sensitivity of jobshop due date lead time to changes in the processing time
1998,
This paper provides a procedure for calculating the sensitivity of the production lead...
Expected service time model for a rotary parking system
Expected service time model for a rotary parking system
1998,
This paper deals with rotary parking system. For retrieval and storage request, an...
An Erlang-based stochastic model for patient flow
An Erlang-based stochastic model for patient flow
2000,
In this paper, an Erlang-based stochastic model for patient flow is presented. The...
Internet-type queues with power-tailed interarrival times and computational methods for their analysis
Internet-type queues with power-tailed interarrival times and computational methods for their analysis
2000,
Internet traffic flows have often been characterized as having power-tailed...
General open and closed queueing networks with blocking: A unified framework for approximation
General open and closed queueing networks with blocking: A unified framework for approximation
2000,
In this paper, we develop a unified framework for approximating open and closed...
An analytic model for capacity planning of prisons in the Netherlands
An analytic model for capacity planning of prisons in the Netherlands
2000,
In this paper we describe a decision support system developed to help in assessing the...
Performance analysis of an assembly station with input from multiple fabrication lines
Performance analysis of an assembly station with input from multiple fabrication lines
2000,
We develop analytical models for performance evaluation of Fabrication/Assembly (F/A)...
Allocation of tasks to specialized processors: A planning approach
Allocation of tasks to specialized processors: A planning approach
2000,
This paper addresses the problem of scheduling randomly arriving tasks of different...
An exponential queue with competition for service
An exponential queue with competition for service
2000,
We consider an M/M/c queue, where a single ‘special’ customer C p arrives....
Treatment on demand: An operational model
Treatment on demand: An operational model
2000,
The goal of ‘treatment on demand’ is to allow all those seeking substance...
Tandem queues in bulk port operations
Tandem queues in bulk port operations
2000,
The study is motivated by the operations at the bulk material handling port of Kamsar...
Modeling recirculating conveyors with blocking
Modeling recirculating conveyors with blocking
2000,
Recirculating conveyors provide both a delivery mechanism and a buffer for queueing...
Optimal floating and queuing strategies: Consequences for density dependence and habitat loss
Optimal floating and queuing strategies: Consequences for density dependence and habitat loss
1998,
Field studies of many vertebrates show that some individuals (floaters) do not defend...
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