Dynamic control of a queue with adjustable service rate

Operations Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 720-731

  George, J M ^a   Harrison, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FUNCTIONS; PLANNING; SERVERS; SET THEORY;

ADJUSTABLE SERVICE RATE; DYNAMIC CONTROL;

QUEUEING THEORY;

EID: 0035463753     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.49.5.720.10605     Document Type: Article

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