A Queuing Model for the Utilisation of Machines under Random Parallel Loading

In a system consisting of many identical machines, any set of machines may be reserved from any other machine in order that the set may carry out a production job simultaneously. A simple queuing model, entailing various approximations, is used to give formulae for utilisation, holding time and othe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: N. Ream
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 1978-12-01
Series:Measurement + Control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/002029407801101203