Analyzing service blueprints using phase distributions

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 152-164

  Berkley, Blair J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithmic probability; Queuing; Service design

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; PROBABILITY; QUEUEING THEORY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

ALGORITHMIC PROBABILITY; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; SERVICE BLUEPRINTING TECHNIQUE; SERVICE DESIGN;

BLUEPRINTS;

EID: 0030571690     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-2217(94)00157-X     Document Type: Article

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