Advances in Applied Probability, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Mar., 2004), pp. 293-317 (25 pages) We consider a processing system, composed of several parallel queues and a processor, which operates in a ...

Queueing theory provides a robust mathematical framework for analysing waiting lines, a critical aspect across sectors ranging from telecommunications and healthcare to manufacturing and ...

Queueing theory and systems analysis serve as fundamental frameworks for modelling and understanding the dynamics of waiting lines, providing essential insights into the performance of a variety of ...

You've probably already noticed the difference between the way people line up at McDonald's and the way they line up at Starbucks. At McDonald's, a single employee handles your entire order. Even if ...

Queueing theory rules everything around you. This newest version of our highly accessible, 30-page introduction to queueing theory demystifies the subject without requiring pages full of equations.

We’ve all been in queues that seem to last forever, especially if we choose our queue at the checkout and the one next to ours is moving faster. You know the existential dread that comes along with ...

“Even if he is alone, the Briton will form an orderly queue of one,” Hungarian-born author George Mikes once remarked. However, our tolerance for standing nose-to-tail with strangers for ...

A Wetherspoons pub that made customers queue in line for a pint has scrapped the rule after complaints. The chain trialled a single-file queueing system at its Surrey Docks pub in Rotherhithe, ...