Cycle Time Estimation for Simulating a Tandem Queueing Systems Using Aggregation Techniques

Authors

Paul Savory, University of Nebraska at LincolnFollow
Gerald Mackulak, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus

Date of this Version

1996

Comments

P. Savory and G.T. Mackulak (1996), “Cycle Time Estimation for Simulating a Tandem Queueing Systems Using Aggregation Techniques,” Simulation: Transactions for the Society of Computer Simulation, Volume 13, No. 3, pp. 125-133

Abstract

One approach to simulating a single-server tandem queuing system is to explicitly model each of the production stages. In this paper, we apply queueing theory, a recursive algorithm, and composite random number sampling to develop an equivalent aggregate representation consisting of only a single production stage. Preliminary test results indicate that the aggregation works well for estimating the mean and variability of the total cycle time.