Performance analysis of multi-server tandem queues with finite buffers and blocking

Marcel Vuuren (), Ivo J.B.F. Adan () and Simone A.E. Resing-Sassen ()
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Marcel Vuuren: Eindhoven University of Technology
Ivo J.B.F. Adan: Eindhoven University of Technology
Simone A.E. Resing-Sassen: CQM BV

A chapter in Stochastic Modeling of Manufacturing Systems, 2006, pp 169-192 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this paper we study multi-server tandem queues with finite buffers and blocking after service. The service times are generally distributed. We develop an efficient approximation method to determine performance characteristics such as the throughput and mean sojourn times. The method is based on decomposition into two-station subsystems, the parameters of which are determined by iteration. For the analysis of the subsystems we developed a spectral expansion method. Comparison with simulation shows that the approximation method produces accurate results. So it is useful for the design and analysis of production lines.

Keywords: Approximation; Blocking; Decomposition; Finite buffers; Multiserver tandem queues; Production lines; Spectral expansion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1007/3-540-29057-5_8

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