Vacation Queueing Models: Theory and Applications: 93 (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 93) - Hardcover

Tian, Naishuo; Zhang, Zhe George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387337210 ISBN 13: 9780387337210

Publisher: Springer, 2006

Synopsis

This book discusses systematically the many variations of vacation policy. The book discusses a variety of typical vacation model applications. The presentation style is unique compared with the books published in the same field - a "theorem and proof" format is used. Also, this is the first time G1/M/1 multi-server vacation models, both continuous and discrete, and the optimization and control issues have been presented in book form.

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Review:

From the reviews:

"This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of various queueing systems with server vacations. ... The book can be used as a reference on vacation queueing systems by both researchers and practitioners." (Dieter Fiems, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 103 (484), December, 2008)

Synopsis:

A classical queueing model consists of three parts - arrival process, service process, and queue discipline. However, a vacation queueing model has an additional part - the vacation process which is governed by a vacation policy - that can be characterized by three aspects: vacation start-up rule; vacation termination rule, and vacation duration distribution. Hence, vacation queueing models are an extension of classical queueing theory. "Vacation Queueing Models: Theory and Applications" discusses systematically and in detail the many variations of vacation policy. By allowing servers to take vacations makes the queueing models more realistic and flexible in studying real-world waiting line systems. Integrated in the book's discussion are a variety of typical vacation model applications that include call centers with multi-task employees, customized manufacturing, telecommunication networks, maintenance activities, etc.

Finally, contents are presented in a "theorem and proof" format and it is invaluable reading for operations researchers, applied mathematicians, statisticians; industrial, computer, electrical and electronics, and communication engineers; computer, management scientists; and graduate students in the above disciplines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0387337210
• ISBN 13: 9780387337210
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 398