The Annals of Applied Probability, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Aug., 1995), pp. 637-665 (29 pages) This paper studies the fluid approximation (also known as the functional strong law of large numbers) and the ...

In this paper we study the asymptotic behavior of a general class of product-form closed queueing networks as the population size grows large. We first characterize the asymptotic behavior of the ...

Queueing theory provides the mathematical framework to analyse and optimise systems where congestion and waiting times are inherent, while optimal pricing strategies focus on designing cost structures ...

Retrial queueing systems represent a specialised branch of queueing theory where customers, upon encountering a busy server, do not simply abandon the process but instead join an external queue or ...

You've probably already noticed the difference between the way people line up at McDonald's and the way they line up at Starbucks. At McDonald's, a single employee handles your entire order. Even if ...