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Queuing Theory Articles

Queueing Theory is is the mathematical study of waiting lines, or queues. Queueing Theory enables mathematical analysis of several related processes, including the following:

  • On average, how many will arrive at the (back of the line) queue?
  • On average, how long will one wait in the queue?
  • On average, how long will one wait until being served at the front of the queue?

Below are several posts on Queueing Theory. I’ll be adding to this page periodically — applications, best practices, and general items:

just in time inventory, jit, logistics, pete abilla

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn We are pleased to bring you the second part of Cornelio Abellanas’ first article on modeling the impact of variability on systems and processes. In the first article, Cornelio showed the impact of variability, in general, on processes as it relates to lead [...]

Legal Forms Online: Service Supply Chain of Legalzoom

by Pete Abilla on October 25, 2011

legal online forms, legalzoom

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Where’s my legal stuff? Yes, even in the industry of law, we ask the fundamental question of “where’s my stuff?” Similar to the supply chain and service chain of iPhone Supply Chain, Order Pipeline of Events, the Pizza Supply Chain, Ecommerce Supply Chain, the Domino’s Pizza Supply Chain, [...]

impact of variability in processes

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn We are pleased to bring you this article by Cornelio Abellanas, a practitioner of lean manufacturing who is based in Spain. His strong technical background validates what many practitioners of lean manufacturing take for granted, but he knows through mathematical validation how and [...]

Where’s My Stuff: iPhone 4S and Fedex Tracker

by Pete Abilla on October 19, 2011

fedex truck, tracker, shipping methods

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn I’m fascinated by supply chains of all types. I’ve written before on the iPhone Supply Chain, Order Pipeline of Events, the Pizza Supply Chain, Ecommerce Supply Chain, the Domino’s Pizza Supply Chain, the BMW Supply Chain,  the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, and even the Supply Chain [...]

Queueing Theory in a Restaurant Operation

by Pete Abilla on October 4, 2011

restaurant operations, queueing theory, waiting line

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Applying Queueing Theory in a restaurant operation might be helpful to those who proactively wish to manage revenue. After all, the drivers of revenue in a restaurant is how many guests a restaurant can serve in a given shift, as well as average [...]

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