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Exploring a Queueing Problem Through Human Simulation
Author(s) -
Barbella Peter,
Siegel Murray
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9639.00036
Subject(s) - queueing theory , computer science , layered queueing network , mean value analysis , queueing system , g network , operations research , computer network , mathematics
A classroom activity where the students actively simulate different queueing systems is described. Analysis of the waiting times gives insight into the structure of queueing systems and the issues to be considered in comparing them.