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Telegraphic Reviews APPLIED STOCHASTIC MODELS AND DATA ANALYSIS, VOL. 3, 191-192 (1987) ENGlNEERlNG QUEUES IN CONSTRUCTION AND MINING, D. G. Carmichael, Ellis Horwood Ltd, Chichester, 1987. No. of pages: 378. Price f45. The main objective of this book is to develop machine maintenance and repair. They are well the most useful queueing models, for construc- presented with the help of useful figures and with tion and mining operations in particular, as tools a simple explanation of the ‘technical vocabulary’ in scheduling, manpower planning, facility plann- of the considered applications. ing, productivity analysis and cost analysis Tables and charts related to the parameters q, considerations. the utilization of the servers, and optimal K (the To attain this aim, the first five chapters are number of servers) are given on fifty pages. devoted mostly to a soft presentation of basic In conclusion, this book really treats applied theoretical results for classical queuing models stochastic models for a specific domain of such as M/M/l, (M/M/l)/m, (M/M/c)/m, engineering, and so must be fully considered in the spirit of this journal. There is no doubt that (M/M/a )/a, (M/M/c)/K, (M/Ei/c)IK, (MIDI1 )/K and (D/D/c)/K. This presentation includes cyclic it will contribute to the real use of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis Wiley

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
8755-0024
eISSN
1099-0747
DOI
10.1002/asm.3150030306
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APPLIED STOCHASTIC MODELS AND DATA ANALYSIS, VOL. 3, 191-192 (1987) ENGlNEERlNG QUEUES IN CONSTRUCTION AND MINING, D. G. Carmichael, Ellis Horwood Ltd, Chichester, 1987. No. of pages: 378. Price f45. The main objective of this book is to develop machine maintenance and repair. They are well the most useful queueing models, for construc- presented with the help of useful figures and with tion and mining operations in particular, as tools a simple explanation of the ‘technical vocabulary’ in scheduling, manpower planning, facility plann- of the considered applications. ing, productivity analysis and cost analysis Tables and charts related to the parameters q, considerations. the utilization of the servers, and optimal K (the To attain this aim, the first five chapters are number of servers) are given on fifty pages. devoted mostly to a soft presentation of basic In conclusion, this book really treats applied theoretical results for classical queuing models stochastic models for a specific domain of such as M/M/l, (M/M/l)/m, (M/M/c)/m, engineering, and so must be fully considered in the spirit of this journal. There is no doubt that (M/M/a )/a, (M/M/c)/K, (M/Ei/c)IK, (MIDI1 )/K and (D/D/c)/K. This presentation includes cyclic it will contribute to the real use of

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Published: Jan 1, 1987

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