Keyword: queues: applications

Found 872 papers in total
Technical Note–Managing Nonperishable Inventories with Learning About Demand Arrival Rate Through Stockout Times
Technical Note–Managing Nonperishable Inventories with Learning About Demand Arrival Rate Through Stockout Times
2015,
We study a periodic review inventory model with a nonperishable product over an...
Control of Patient Flow in Emergency Departments, or Multiclass Queues with Deadlines and Feedback
Control of Patient Flow in Emergency Departments, or Multiclass Queues with Deadlines and Feedback
2015,
We consider the control of patient flow through physicians in emergency departments...
Appointment Capacity Planning in Specialty Clinics: A Queueing Approach
Appointment Capacity Planning in Specialty Clinics: A Queueing Approach
2015,
Specialty clinics provide specialized care for patients referred by primary care...
Multistate Bayesian Control Chart Over a Finite Horizon
Multistate Bayesian Control Chart Over a Finite Horizon
2015,
We study a multistate partially observable process control model with a general state...
Improving patient flow at a family health clinic
Improving patient flow at a family health clinic
2016,
This paper presents an analysis of a residency primary care clinic whose majority of...
Dynamic patient grouping and prioritization: a new approach to emergency department flow improvement
Dynamic patient grouping and prioritization: a new approach to emergency department flow improvement
2016,
The demand on emergency departments (ED) is variable and ever increasing, often...
Equilibrium Joining Strategies and Optimal Control of a Make-to-Stock Queue
Equilibrium Joining Strategies and Optimal Control of a Make-to-Stock Queue
2016,
We consider a make‐to‐stock, finite‐capacity production system...
On the Impact of Scheduling Limits: A Case Study at Newark Liberty International Airport
On the Impact of Scheduling Limits: A Case Study at Newark Liberty International Airport
2016,
Scheduling limits have become commonplace at congested airports throughout the world....
Analysis and computation of the stationary distribution in a special class of Markov chains of level-dependent M/G/1-type and its application to BMAP/M/∞ and BMAP/M/c+M queues
Analysis and computation of the stationary distribution in a special class of Markov chains of level-dependent M/G/1-type and its application to BMAP/M/∞ and BMAP/M/c+M queues
2016,
This paper considers a special class of continuous‐time Markov chains of...
An ASIP model with general gate opening intervals
An ASIP model with general gate opening intervals
2016,
We consider an asymmetric inclusion process, which can also be viewed as a model of n...
Comparisons of ticket and standard queues
Comparisons of ticket and standard queues
2016,
Upon arrival to a ticket queue, a customer is offered a slip of paper with a number on...
Coping with production time variability via dynamic lead-time quotation
Coping with production time variability via dynamic lead-time quotation
2016,
In this paper, we propose two dynamic lead‐time quotation policies in an M/GI/...
Diffusion Limit of Fair Resource Control–Stationarity and Interchange of Limits
Diffusion Limit of Fair Resource Control–Stationarity and Interchange of Limits
2016,
We study a resource‐sharing network where each job requires the concurrent...
A Differential Game for a Multiclass Queueing Model in the Moderate-Deviation Heavy-Traffic Regime
A Differential Game for a Multiclass Queueing Model in the Moderate-Deviation Heavy-Traffic Regime
2016,
We study a differential game that governs the moderate‐deviation...
Sampling the Functional Kolmogorov Forward Equations for Nonstationary Queueing Networks
Sampling the Functional Kolmogorov Forward Equations for Nonstationary Queueing Networks
2017,
Nonstationary queueing networks are often difficult to approximate. Recent novel...
Repairable Stocking and Expediting in a Fluctuating Demand Environment: Optimal Policy and Heuristics
Repairable Stocking and Expediting in a Fluctuating Demand Environment: Optimal Policy and Heuristics
2016,
We consider a single stock‐point for a repairable item facing Markov modulated...
Quantifying patient flow and utilization with patient flow pathway and diagnosis of an emergency department in Singapore
Quantifying patient flow and utilization with patient flow pathway and diagnosis of an emergency department in Singapore
2016,
Patient treatment and care in emergency departments (ED) is complex because of...
Resequencing with parallel queues to minimize the maximum number of items in the overflow area
Resequencing with parallel queues to minimize the maximum number of items in the overflow area
2016,
This article treats an elementary optimization problem, where an inbound stream of...
A multi-phase DES modelling framework for patient-centred care
A multi-phase DES modelling framework for patient-centred care
2016,
We provide a framework for simulating the entire patient journey across different...
A short-turning policy for the management of demand disruptions in rapid transit systems
A short-turning policy for the management of demand disruptions in rapid transit systems
2016,
Rapid transit systems timetables are commonly designed to accommodate passenger demand...
Calculation of the steady state waiting time distribution in the context of the machine interference problem
Calculation of the steady state waiting time distribution in the context of the machine interference problem
2016,
This paper proposes an extension of a multinomial model for the machine interference...
Maintenance policy in job-shop manufacturing systems with reminder cell
Maintenance policy in job-shop manufacturing systems with reminder cell
2016,
The market fluctuations can reduce drastically the performance of manufacturing...
Managing long queues for holiday sales shopping
Managing long queues for holiday sales shopping
2016,
Long queues during holiday shopping events seem undesirable for both shoppers and...
Two-channel MAP/PH/2 system with customer resequencing
Two-channel MAP/PH/2 system with customer resequencing
2016,
Consideration was given to the two‐server queuing system with resequencing...
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