An Approximate Formula for Waiting Time in Single Server Queues

1 December 1976

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in A I I E Transactions

Vol. 8 (4), 473-474
https://doi.org/10.1080/05695557608975111

Abstract

This note reports the development of a new approximation formula for the mean wait in queue of a single-server queue. Use of the formula requires knowledge of only the first two (2) moments of the interarrival and service time distributions. Comparison of the proposed approximation to existing techniques is included.

Keywords

SINGLE SERVER
SERVER QUEUES
APPROXIMATE FORMULA
WAITING TIME

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