Gross Fundamentals Of ∗queueing∗theory Applied Probability And Math Statistics (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics – Applied Probability and Statistics Section) - Hardcover

GROSS, D

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047132812X ISBN 13: 9780471328124

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1974

Synopsis

Praise for the Third Edition

"This is one of the best books available. Its excellent organizational structure allows quick reference to specific models and its clear presentation . . . solidifies the understanding of the concepts being presented."
IIE Transactions on Operations Engineering

Thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect the latest developments in the field, Fundamentals of Queueing Theory, Fourth Edition continues to present the basic statistical principles that are necessary to analyze the probabilistic nature of queues. Rather than presenting a narrow focus on the subject, this update illustrates the wide–reaching, fundamental concepts in queueing theory and its applications to diverse areas such as computer science, engineering, business, and operations research.

This update takes a numerical approach to understanding and making probable estimations relating to queues, with a comprehensive outline of simple and more advanced queueing models. Newly featured topics of the Fourth Edition include:

• Retrial queues

• Approximations for queueing networks

• Numerical inversion of transforms

• Determining the appropriate number of servers to balance quality and cost of service

Each chapter provides a self–contained presentation of key concepts and formulae, allowing readers to work with each section independently, while a summary table at the end of the book outlines the types of queues that have been discussed and their results. In addition, two new appendices have been added, discussing transforms and generating functions as well as the fundamentals of differential and difference equations. New examples are now included along with problems that incorporate QtsPlus software, which is freely available via the book′s related Web site.

With its accessible style and wealth of real–world examples, Fundamentals of Queueing Theory, Fourth Edition is an ideal book for courses on queueing theory at the upper–undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners who analyze congestion in the fields of telecommunications, transportation, aviation, and management science.

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Review

"This exceptional book is a most welcome text for advanced university undergraduate and/or graduate students. It is built on the solid foundation of the three previous widely acclaimed editions since 1975 that have been among the few cornerstones of texts in the field. The new edition contains a superb blend of theoretical and contemporary real–world examples."
Dr. Percy Brill, Department of Management Science and Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Windsor

About the Author

DONALD GROSS, PhD, is Distinguished Research Professor of Operations Research and Engineering at George Mason University and Professor Emeritus of Operations Research at The George WashingtonUniversity. With over forty years of experience in academia and consulting, Dr. Gross has published extensively in the area of queueing applications to repairable item inventory control, air traffic control, and Internet congestion.

JOHN F. SHORTLE, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research at George Mason University. He has authored or coauthored over thirty published articles on the application of simulation and queueing theory in telecommunications and aviation.

JAMES M. THOMPSON is an Enterprise Architect at the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. His current areas of research interest include computer system performance modeling, system capacity studies and benchmarking, information architecture, and computational finance.

The Late CARL M. HARRIS, PhD, was BDM International Professor and the founding chair of the Systems Engineering and Operations Research Department at George Mason University. For his research contributions to the areas of applied probability and statistics, queueing theory, simulation, and public systems analysis, Dr. Harris was awarded the George E. Kimball Medal by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in 1999.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1974
• ISBN 10: 047132812X
• ISBN 13: 9780471328124
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 556