Keyword: queues: applications

Found 872 papers in total
Mixed-Integer Rounding Enhanced Benders Decomposition for Multiclass Service-System Staffing and Scheduling with Arrival Rate Uncertainty
Mixed-Integer Rounding Enhanced Benders Decomposition for Multiclass Service-System Staffing and Scheduling with Arrival Rate Uncertainty
2017,
We study server scheduling in multiclass service systems under uncertainty in the...
An M/E k /1 queues with emergency non-preemptive priority of a diagnostic resource
An M/E k /1 queues with emergency non-preemptive priority of a diagnostic resource
2017,
Each patient is assigned to a specific scanner in CT department of a large‐size...
Does the Past Predict the Future? The Case of Delay Announcements in Service Systems
Does the Past Predict the Future? The Case of Delay Announcements in Service Systems
2017,
Motivated by the recent interest in making delay announcements in large service...
Many-server loss models with non-poisson time-varying arrivals
Many-server loss models with non-poisson time-varying arrivals
2017,
This article proposes an approximation for the blocking probability in a...
Stationary and transient analysis of M/M/1/N queue subject to disasters and subsequent repair
Stationary and transient analysis of M/M/1/N queue subject to disasters and subsequent repair
2017,
A single server Markovian queuing model with finite capacity subject to disaster is...
Strategic joining rules in a single server Markovian queue with Bernoulli vacation
Strategic joining rules in a single server Markovian queue with Bernoulli vacation
2017,
The strategic joining behavior of customers in a single‐server Markovian...
Train timetabling at rapid rail transit lines: a robust multi-objective stochastic programming approach
Train timetabling at rapid rail transit lines: a robust multi-objective stochastic programming approach
2017,
In the setting of public transportation system, improving the service quality as well...
Performance analysis of an M/G/1 retrial queue with general retrial time, modified M-vacations and collision
Performance analysis of an M/G/1 retrial queue with general retrial time, modified M-vacations and collision
2017,
In this paper, a single server retrial queue with general retrial time and collisions...
Sequencing Games with Slack Due Windows and Group Technology Considerations
Sequencing Games with Slack Due Windows and Group Technology Considerations
2017,
We study sequencing situations in which the customers are initially sequenced to be...
The Impact of a Discharge Holding Area on the Throughput of a Pediatric Unit
The Impact of a Discharge Holding Area on the Throughput of a Pediatric Unit
2017,
Hospital patients often move from one bed to another for both medical and nonmedical...
Strategic level proton therapy patient admission planning: a Markov decision process modeling approach
Strategic level proton therapy patient admission planning: a Markov decision process modeling approach
2017,
A relatively new consideration in proton therapy planning is the requirement that the...
Numerical investigation on MAP/PH(1), PH(2)/2 inventory system with multiple server vacations
Numerical investigation on MAP/PH(1), PH(2)/2 inventory system with multiple server vacations
2017,
In this paper, we consider an inventory system with two heterogeneous servers and...
A fuzzy logic-based approach for multistage flowshop scheduling with arbitrary lags and transportation time
A fuzzy logic-based approach for multistage flowshop scheduling with arbitrary lags and transportation time
2017,
The aim of this paper is to introduce the concept of arbitrary lags in n‐jobs,...
An Analytical Throughput Approximation for Closed Fork/Join Networks
An Analytical Throughput Approximation for Closed Fork/Join Networks
2017,
Queueing networks featuring fork/join stations are natural models for a variety of...
Modelling patient flow in an emergency department to better understand demand management strategies
Modelling patient flow in an emergency department to better understand demand management strategies
2017,
This paper presents a simulation model of the emergency department (ED) at a major UK...
Demand and capacity modelling for acute services using discrete event simulation
Demand and capacity modelling for acute services using discrete event simulation
2017,
Increasing demand for services in England with limited healthcare budget has put...
Measuring the price of anarchy in critical care unit interactions
Measuring the price of anarchy in critical care unit interactions
2017,
Hospital throughput is often studied and optimised in isolation, ignoring the...
Managing Patient Admissions in a Neurology Ward
Managing Patient Admissions in a Neurology Ward
2017,
We study patient admission policies in a neurology ward where there are multiple types...
Efficient Ranking and Selection in Parallel Computing Environments
Efficient Ranking and Selection in Parallel Computing Environments
2017,
The goal of ranking and selection (R&S) procedures is to identify the best...
Facility location under service level constraints for heterogeneous customers
Facility location under service level constraints for heterogeneous customers
2017,
We study the problem of locating service facilities to serve heterogeneous customers....
Performance analysis of service systems with priority upgrades
Performance analysis of service systems with priority upgrades
2017,
In this paper, we study the performance of service systems with priority upgrades. We...
Scheduling of multi-class multi-server queueing systems with abandonments
Scheduling of multi-class multi-server queueing systems with abandonments
2017,
Many real‐world situations involve queueing systems in which customers may...
Queueing Models of Case Managers
Queueing Models of Case Managers
2017,
Many service systems use case managers, servers who are assigned multiple customers...
Impact of Delay Announcements in Call Centers: An Empirical Approach
Impact of Delay Announcements in Call Centers: An Empirical Approach
2017,
We undertake an empirical study of the impact of delay announcements on callers’...
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