The Annals of Applied Probability, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Aug., 1995), pp. 637-665 (29 pages) This paper studies the fluid approximation (also known as the functional strong law of large numbers) and the ...

Queueing theory provides a robust mathematical framework for analysing waiting lines, a critical aspect across sectors ranging from telecommunications and healthcare to manufacturing and ...

In this paper we study the asymptotic behavior of a general class of product-form closed queueing networks as the population size grows large. We first characterize the asymptotic behavior of the ...

Retrial queueing systems represent a class of models in which arriving customers, upon encountering a busy or unavailable server, enter a virtual waiting room—commonly referred to as an orbit—to ...

Ever since Google announced that access to its then-new email application Gmail would be invite-only at first, startup founders have been angling to reproduce that same kind of fervor for their own ...

You've probably already noticed the difference between the way people line up at McDonald's and the way they line up at Starbucks. At McDonald's, a single employee handles your entire order. Even if ...

Are checkout lines slowing you down this holiday season? With some simple queueing theory stores could could make lines more efficient, saving themselves money, and helping you get out of the stores ...