Tandem queues with planned inventories
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Lee, YJ; Zipkin, P
Published in: Operations Research
1992
This paper explores a natural generalization of the classic tandem-queue model, designed specifically to represent make-to-stock production processes. In such systems, intermediate and finished goods can be produced and stored in advance of demand. We consider the simplest version of the model, where demand is a Poisson process, and the unit production times are exponentially distributed. We propose and test a tractable approximation scheme. The approximation appears to be quite accurate.
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Published In
Operations Research
Publication Date
1992
Volume
40
Issue
5
Start / End Page
936 / 947
Related Subject Headings
- Operations Research
- 1503 Business and Management
- 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics
- 0102 Applied Mathematics
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Lee, Y. J., & Zipkin, P. (1992). Tandem queues with planned inventories. Operations Research, 40(5), 936–947.
Lee, Y. J., and P. Zipkin. “Tandem queues with planned inventories.” Operations Research 40, no. 5 (1992): 936–47.
Lee YJ, Zipkin P. Tandem queues with planned inventories. Operations Research. 1992;40(5):936–47.
Lee, Y. J., and P. Zipkin. “Tandem queues with planned inventories.” Operations Research, vol. 40, no. 5, 1992, pp. 936–47.
Lee YJ, Zipkin P. Tandem queues with planned inventories. Operations Research. 1992;40(5):936–947.
Published In
Operations Research
Publication Date
1992
Volume
40
Issue
5
Start / End Page
936 / 947
Related Subject Headings
- Operations Research
- 1503 Business and Management
- 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics
- 0102 Applied Mathematics