This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper presents a new class of queuing models. There are n distinct types of customers and n distinct types of service facilities. Some ...

This paper has been motivated by a fleet optimization problem faced by one of the leading European cargo rail companies. The company operates a fleet of more than 100,000 rail cars and annually ...

A queuing model has been developed that predicts how long a plane will wait before takeoff, given weather conditions, runway traffic, and incoming and outgoing flight schedules. The model may help air ...

Energy-saving is vital in a mobile network as mobile terminals are energy contingent and is one of the most important features that extends the lifetime of portable devices. Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e ...

Queueing-Inventory Systems represent a critical integration of queueing theory and inventory management, merging the stochastic nature of customer arrivals and service times with the practical ...