On the validity and utility of queueing models of human service systems |
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Authors: | L. Green P. Kolesar |
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Affiliation: | (1) Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, 10027 New York, NY, USA |
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Abstract: | Based on observations made during an extensive study of police patrol operations in New York City, we examine the issues of the validity and utility of queueing models of service systems in which adaptive behavior by the (human) customers or servers is likely. We find that in addition to depending on the technical accuracy of its assumptions, the accuracy of such a model will also depend upon the level of managerial control of the system and adequacy of resources. We recommend that queueing models of human service systems be used in a normative fashion and incorporated in the management feedback loop. |
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Keywords: | Queueing validation implementation service systems |
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