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Two Stochastic Traffic Systems Whose Service Times Increase with Occupancy

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  • Walter Helly

    (The Port of New York Authority)

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Some traffic service systems are characterized by service times that increase with the number of patrons undergoing service simultaneously. Two examples, the operation of a road traffic circle and the placement of toll telephone calls, are modelled to explore this property. The traffic circle model may yield information to determine whether a flow control system is justified. The telephone model leads to a doctrine for the rejection of calls during congested operation. Generally, the traffic capacity of such systems can be maximized only if some of the customers are thus rejected or retarded.

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  • Walter Helly, 1964. "Two Stochastic Traffic Systems Whose Service Times Increase with Occupancy," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 12(6), pages 951-963, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:12:y:1964:i:6:p:951-963
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.12.6.951
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