Bowl Shapes Are Better with Buffers–Sometimes

Author:

Ding Jie,Greenberg Betsy S.

Abstract

We consider tandem queueing systems with a general arrival process and exponential service distribution. The queueing system consists of several stations with finite intermediate buffer capacity between the stations. We address the problem of determining the optimal arrangement for the stations. We find that considering the last two stations, the departure process is stochastically faster if the slower station is last. Our results are consistent with the “bowl shape” phenomenon that has been observed in serial queueing systems with zero buffer capacity.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Management Science and Operations Research,Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty,Statistics and Probability

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