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A Two-Moment Approximation for the Mean Waiting Time in the GI/G/s Queue

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  • Toshikazu Kimura

    (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan)

Abstract

We provide a simple two-moment approximation formula for the mean waiting time in a GI/G/s queue. This formula has the form of a certain combination of the exact mean waiting times for the D/M/s, M/D/s and M/M/s queues, and hence it can be easily calculated by using some queueing tables. The quality of the approximation is tested by comparing it with known solutions in particular cases.

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  • Toshikazu Kimura, 1986. "A Two-Moment Approximation for the Mean Waiting Time in the GI/G/s Queue," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 32(6), pages 751-763, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:32:y:1986:i:6:p:751-763
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.32.6.751
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