A Multiserver Queueing System with Impatient Customers
Management Science · 1999 · Volume 45 · Issue 3
Abstract
Many real-world situations involve queueing systems in which customers wait for service for a limited time only and leave the system if service has not begun within that time. This paper considers a multiserver queueing system with impatient customers, where the customers arrive according to a Poisson process and the service requirements have a general distribution. A simple and insightful solution is presented for the loss probability. The solution is exact for exponential services and is an excellent heuristic for general service times.
Keywords
M/G/c queue, impatience, loss probability, heuristic
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