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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
1978-12-01
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| Series: | Measurement + Control |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/002029407801101203 |
| Summary: | 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 other parameters of the system. The model suggests that a practical system designed on these lines would become congested at between one-tenth and one-fifth of full loading. |
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| ISSN: | 0020-2940 |