Queues with waiting time dependent service

Motivated by service levels in terms of the waiting-time distribution seen, for instance, in call centers, we consider two models for systems with a service discipline that depends on the waiting time. The first model deals with a single server that continuously adapts its service rate based on the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Queueing systems 2011-05, Vol.68 (1), p.61-78
Hauptverfasser: Bekker, R., Koole, G. M., Nielsen, B. F., Nielsen, T. B.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Motivated by service levels in terms of the waiting-time distribution seen, for instance, in call centers, we consider two models for systems with a service discipline that depends on the waiting time. The first model deals with a single server that continuously adapts its service rate based on the waiting time of the first customer in line. In the second model, one queue is served by a primary server which is supplemented by a secondary server when the waiting of the first customer in line exceeds a threshold. Using level crossings for the waiting-time process of the first customer in line, we derive steady-state waiting-time distributions for both models. The results are illustrated with numerical examples.
ISSN:0257-0130
1572-9443
DOI:10.1007/s11134-011-9225-2