Two Stochastic Traffic Systems Whose Service Times Increase with Occupancy

Walter Helly
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Walter Helly: The Port of New York Authority

Operations Research, 1964, vol. 12, issue 6, 951-963

Abstract: Some traffic service systems are characterized by service times that increase with the number of patrons undergoing service simultaneously. Two examples, the operation of a road traffic circle and the placement of toll telephone calls, are modelled to explore this property. The traffic circle model may yield information to determine whether a flow control system is justified. The telephone model leads to a doctrine for the rejection of calls during congested operation. Generally, the traffic capacity of such systems can be maximized only if some of the customers are thus rejected or retarded.

Date: 1964
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