dc.creator | Pandelis, D. G. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T10:42:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T10:42:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1007/s00186-006-0112-2 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1432-2994 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/31565 | |
dc.description.abstract | We consider a two-stage tandem queueing network where jobs from station 1 join station 2 with a certain probability. Each job incurs a linear holding cost, different for each station. Each station is attended by a dedicated server, and there is an additional server that is either constrained to serve in station 1 or can serve in both stations. Assuming no switching or other operating costs for the additional server, we seek an allocation strategy that minimizes expected holding costs. For a clearing system we show that the optimal policy is characterized by a switching curve for which we provide a lower bound on its slope. We also specify a subset of the state space where the optimal policy can be explicitly determined. | en |
dc.source.uri | <Go to ISI>://WOS:000244300900011 | |
dc.subject | flexible resources | en |
dc.subject | tandem queues | en |
dc.subject | dynamic programming | en |
dc.subject | TANDEM QUEUING SYSTEM | en |
dc.subject | FLEXIBLE SERVERS | en |
dc.subject | OPPORTUNITY | en |
dc.subject | SERVICE | en |
dc.subject | Operations Research & Management Science | en |
dc.subject | Mathematics, Applied | en |
dc.title | Optimal use of excess capacity in two interconnected queues | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |