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Network of waiting lines

Optimization, 1972
This paper studies the time independent solution of a queueing system wherein units demanding one, two or three service phases arrive with a POISSON POISSON stream at the first channel of the system of three service channels S 1, S 2 and S 3. The server S, attends to units which on being serviced may leave the system (those having only one service ...
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Duopoly pricing and waiting lines

European Economic Review, 1978
Abstract The paper deals with a model of duopoly pricing in the context of firms providing services to consumers. Each of the firms has a waiting line of customers arriving randomly. The service provided by both firms is identical and the service time of both firms is assumed to obey the same distribution.
David Levhari, Israel Luski
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Waiting lines as a marketing issue

European Management Journal, 1996
Abstract Substantial amount of consumers' time is spent waiting in shops, super-markets, banks, law firms, and the like. Waiting lines may imply significant marketing costs and managers should know how to cope with them. The issue is particularly important in the marketing of services where the producer's capacity to provide services just in time and
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Waiting in Line to Vote

2013
Waiting in line to vote is the most visible sign of the administrative friction of managing elections. The visibility of long lines makes them a convenient symbol for those who seek to improve election administration. However, absent comprehensive, reliable information about lines — where they appear, who endures them, and strategies to mitigate them —
Stewart III, Charles H., Ansolabehere, Stephen   +1 more
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The Social Norms of Waiting in Line

Law & Social Inquiry, 2017
This article examines the rules and practices of waiting in line as a system of informal order, showing that despite its reputation for drudgery, the queue offers rich insights about social norms and the psychology of cooperation. The article begins by investigating the implicit customs of physical waiting in line, uncovering the surprisingly complex ...
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Sequential Arrays of Waiting Lines

Operations Research, 1956
The problem considered in this paper is that in which a sequence of service operations must be performed on the units to be serviced. Poisson arrivals and exponential service times are assumed. Four particular cases of service facilities in series are treated, involving infinite storage space between stages, no storage space between stages, finite ...
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Waiting Lines

2021
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RF-Based Device-Free Counting of People Waiting in Line: A Modular Approach

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2022
Ernestina Cianca, Tommaso Rossi, Simone Di Domenico   +2 more
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Waiting Time Equalized Collaborative Passenger Flow Control Model in Peak Hours for a Subway Line

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2022
Hongjiao Xue, Jianyuan Guo
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Reducing Wait Times and Wait Lines at the AMS Foodbank

The key issue: The Alma Mater Society (AMS) Food Bank at the University of British Columbia (UBC) faces an unprecedented demand in its services, reflective of a broader national trend of increased food insecurity across Canada. This has led to longer queues and wait times, which the foodbank users (clients) find uncomfortable and dehumanizing.
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