A simple policy for multiple queues with size-independent service times

被引:1
作者
Liu, Yuhang [1 ]
Wang, Zizhuo [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
关键词
Queueing systems; State-independent policy; Batch service systems; INFINITE-CAPACITY SHUTTLE; MU-C-RULE; COMPETING QUEUES; LINEAR COSTS; REQUIREMENTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.orl.2013.07.001
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; O22 [运筹学];
学科分类号
070105 ; 12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
We consider a service system with two Poisson arrival queues. A server chooses which queue to serve at each moment. Once a queue is served, all the customers will be served within a fixed amount of time. This model is useful in studying airport shuttling or certain online computing systems. We propose a simple yet optimal state-independent policy for this problem which is not only easy to implement, but also performs very well. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:535 / 539
页数:5
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