Optimal (N, T)-policy for M/G/1 system with cost structures

Performance Evaluation

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 265-277

  Alfa, Attahiru Sule ^a   Li, Wei ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b University of Louisiana at Lafayette   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

COST STRUCTURES; VACATION QUEUES;

QUEUEING THEORY;

EID: 0034315596     PISSN: 01665316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5316(00)00015-8     Document Type: Article

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