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

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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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
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spelling doaj-96177a6cc4b243a097a3c518a5ed3d832020-11-25T02:50:11ZengSAGE PublishingMeasurement + Control0020-29401978-12-011110.1177/002029407801101203A Queuing Model for the Utilisation of Machines under Random Parallel LoadingN. Ream0 Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey.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.https://doi.org/10.1177/002029407801101203
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description 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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