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| Author: | Hassin, R. |
| Title: | On the advantage of being the first server |
| Journal: | Management Science
1996 : APR, VOL. 42:4, p. 618-623 |
| Index terms: | QUEUING THEORY THEORIES MODELS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The following example illustrates the problem treated in this paper: Two gas stations are located one after the other on a main road. A driver who needs to fill his tank sees thequeue situation at the first station but not at the second one. The driver estimates the expected waiting time at the first station, compares it to the conditional expected waiting time at the second one, and decides which station to enter. The second station is assumed to be on the driver's route so that no extra cost is involved in choosing. |
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