| Article ID: | iaor2004979 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 163 |
| End Page Number: | 173 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2001 |
| Journal: | Mathematics of Operations Research |
| Authors: | Robert P., Dumas Vincent |
A stochastic model of a parallel system with synchronization constraints is analyzed from a Markovian point of view. Some ergodic properties of this model are proved. We also give bounds on the throughput using results concerning branching processes.