The Transient Behaviour of a Cyclic Queue |
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Authors: | M J Maher J G Cabrera |
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Institution: | 1.Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds,;2.Department of Civil Engineering,University of Leeds, |
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Abstract: | This paper studies a cyclic queueing problem arising in civil engineering earthmoving projects. There are m excavators and n trucks which queue to be loaded by the excavators. The problem is therefore equivalent to a machine interference problem with m operators and n machines. The size of the haul fleet must be optimized, so as to minimize the cost per unit volume of earth moved. Graphs which show regions of optimal n in the parameter space are presented for the steady-state D/D/1, M/D/1 and E k /M/1 models. The effect of operating the M/M/m system in short work shifts, so that the initial conditions and transient behaviour are important, is then analysed and quantified as a correction to the optimal number of trucks in the haul fleet from the steady-state solution. |
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