“We can use some fancy math to predict how long the line will get,” Keely Croxton of Ohio State says, then apply it to related problems. In response to a listener request, “Marketplace” host Kai ...

The study of how systems with limited resources distribute those resources to elements waiting in line, and how those elements respond. Examples include data traversing computer networks, phone calls ...

Queueing theory provides a robust mathematical framework for analysing waiting lines, a critical aspect across sectors ranging from telecommunications and healthcare to manufacturing and ...

Polling systems and queueing theory constitute a significant branch of applied mathematics that underpins various modern technological and industrial applications. These areas investigate systems ...

I was at the store the other day to pick up a few items. I found what I wanted and walked to the front checkout counters. There I found a long line of people waiting to be checked out. I had spent a ...

Queueing theory rules everything around you. This newest version of our highly accessible, 30-page introduction to queueing theory demystifies the subject without requiring pages full of equations.

Queuing theory and the stochastic processes arising from the study of queuing and storage systems. Overview of classical results and recent topics bounds and approximations, queuing networks.

The wait can feel endless. There you stand, an overflowing trolley, a screaming child behind you, and someone fumbling for coins ahead. The other lines seem to be moving through faster. Perhaps you ...