• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.111-122
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• 1999

In this paper, we consider a queueing network model. where the population constraint within each subnetwork is controlled by a semaphore queue. The total number of customers that may be present in the subnetwork can not exceed a given value. Each node has a constant service time and the arrival process to the queueing network is an arbitrary distribution. A major characteristics of this model is that the lower layer flow is halted by the state of higher layer. We present some properties that the inter-change of nodes does not make any difference to customer's waiting time in the queueing network under a certain condition. The queueing network can be transformed into a simplified queueing network. A dramatic simplification of the queueing network is shown. It is interesting to see how the simplification developed for sliding window flow control, can be applied to multi-layered queueing network.

• 경영과학
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.17-31
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• 2010

Patients entering an emergency care center in a hospital usually visit medical processes in different orders depending on the urgency level and the medical treatments required. We formulate the patient flows among diverse processes in an emergency care center using the Jackson network, which is one of the queueing networks, in order to evaluate the system performances such as the expected queue length and the expected waiting time. We present a case study based on actual data collected from an emergency care center in a hospital, in order to prove the validity of applying the Jackson network model in practice. After assessing the current system performances, we provide operational strategies to reduce waiting at the bottleneck processes and evaluate the impact of those strategies on the entire system.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.235-241
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• 1994

We consider a B/G/1 queueing with vacations, where the server closes the gate when it begins a vacation. In this system, customers arrive according to a Bernoulli process. The service time and the vacation time follow discrete distributions. We obtain the distribution of the number of customers at a random point in time, and in turn, the distribution of the residence time (queueing time + service time) for a customer. It is observed that solutions for our discret time B/G/1 gated vacation model are analogous to those for the continuous time M/G/1 gated vacation model.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2016

In this paper, we present a new way to derive the mean cycle time of the G/G/m failure prone queue when the loading of the system approaches to zero. The loading is the relative ratio of the arrival rate to the service rate multiplied by the number of servers. The system with low loading means the busy fraction of the system is low. The queueing system with low loading can be found in the semiconductor manufacturing process. Cluster tools in semiconductor manufacturing need a setup whenever the types of two successive lots are different. To setup a cluster tool, all wafers of preceding lot should be removed. Then, the waiting time of the next lot is zero excluding the setup time. This kind of situation can be regarded as the system with low loading. By employing absorbing Markov chain model and renewal theory, we propose a new way to derive the exact mean cycle time. In addition, using the proposed method, we present the cycle times of other types of queueing systems. For a queueing model with phase type service time distribution, we can obtain a two dimensional Markov chain model, which leads us to calculate the exact cycle time. The results also can be applied to a queueing model with batch arrivals. Our results can be employed to test the accuracy of existing or newly developed approximation methods. Furthermore, we provide intuitive interpretations to the results regarding the expected waiting time. The intuitive interpretations can be used to understand logically the characteristics of systems with low loading.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.167-181
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• 1995

We develop an analytical model to estimate the time a workpiece spends in both input and output queues in trip-based material handling systems. The waiting times in the input queues are approximated by M/G/1 queueing system and the waiting times in the output queues are estimated using the method discussed in Bozer, Cho, and Srinivasan [2]. The analytical results are tested via simulation experiment. The result indicates that the analytical model estimates the expected waiting times in both the input and output queues fairly accurately. Furthermore, we observe that a workpiece spends more time waiting for a processor than waiting for a device even if the processors and the devices are equally utilized. It is also noted that the expected waiting time in the output queue with fewer faster devices is shorter than that obtained with multiple slower devices.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2002

In this paper we consider an M/G/1 queueing system with vacation. The length of vacation period may be controlled by the waiting time of the first customer. The server goes on vacation as soon as the system is empty, and resumes service either when the waiting time of the leading customer reaches a predetermined value, or when the vacation period is expired, whichever comes first. We consider two types of vacation, say, multiple vacation type and N-policy type. We derive the steady-state distributions of the number of customers at arbitrary time and arbitrary customer's waiting time by means of decomposition property. Also, the mean lengths of busy period, idle period and a cycle time are given.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2022

In a group-testing method, instead of testing a sample, for example, blood individually, a batch of samples are pooled and tested simultaneously. If the pooled test is positive (or defective), each sample is tested individually. However, if negative (or good), the test is terminated at one pooled test because all samples in the batch are negative. This paper considers a queueing system with a two-stage group-testing policy. Samples arrive at the system according to a Poisson process. The system has a single server which starts a two-stage group test in a batch whenever the number of samples in the system reaches exactly a predetermined size. In the first stage, samples are pooled and tested simultaneously. If the pooled test is negative, the test is terminated. However, if positive, the samples are divided into two equally sized subgroups and each subgroup is applied to a group test in the second stage, respectively. The server performs pooled tests and individual tests sequentially. The testing time of a sample and a batch follow general distributions, respectively. In this paper, we derive the steady-state probability generating function of the system size at an arbitrary time, applying a bulk queuing model. In addition, we present queuing performance metrics such as the offered load, output rate, allowable input rate, and mean waiting time. In numerical examples with various prevalence rates, we show that the second-stage group-testing system can be more efficient than a one-stage group-testing system or an individual-testing system in terms of the allowable input rates and the waiting time. The two-stage group-testing system considered in this paper is very simple, so it is expected to be applicable in the field of COVID-19.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.256-263
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• 2002

This paper addresses a planning problem in a pickup-delivery transportation' system under dynamic vehicle dispatching. We present a procedure to determine a fleet size in which stochastic characteristics of vehicle travels are considered. Statistical approach and queueing theory are applied to estimate vehicle travel time and vehicle waiting time, based on which an appropriate fleet size is determined. Simulation experiments are performed to verify the proposed procedure.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.53-63
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 D-정책을 갖는 이산시간 BMAP/G/1 대기행렬시스템의 대기시간을 분석한다. 고객(또는 패킷)들은 마코비안 도착과정을 따라 집단으로 시스템에 도착하며, 유휴한 서버는 시스템에 도착한 고객집단의 서비스시간의 총합이 이미 정해놓은 임계값 D를 초과하면 시스템에 더 이상 서비스할 고객이 없을 때까지 서비스를 제공한다. 시스템의 안정상태 대기시간 분포를 변환 형태로 구하고 성능척도로서 평균값을 유도하였다. 시뮬레이션을 통하여 이론값들의 타당성을 검증하고 간단한 수치예제를 보였다.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• 제26권3_4호
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• pp.721-732
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• 2008

A single server infinite capacity queueing system with Poisson arrival and a general service time distribution along with repeated attempt and server vacation is considered. We made a comprehensive analysis of the system including ergodicity and limiting behaviour. Some operating characteristics are derived and numerical results are presented to test the feasibility of the queueing model.