A queueing analysis to determine how many additional beds are needed for the detention and removal of illegal aliens

Management Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Liu, Yifan ^a   Wein, Lawrence M ^b  

^a Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeland security; Nonstationary queues; Statistical inference

Indexed keywords

DETENTION BEDS; HOMELAND SECURITY; NONSTATIONARY QUEUES; STATISTICAL INFERENCE;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; QUEUEING THEORY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EID: 38849188597     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1070.0770     Document Type: Article

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