Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1143481 Operations Research Letters 2008 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

We consider the Markovian single-server queue that alternates between on and off periods. Upon arriving, the customers observe the queue length and decide whether to join or balk. We derive equilibrium threshold balking strategies in two cases, according to the information for the server’s state.

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
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Equilibrium balking strategies in the observable single-server queue with breakdowns and repairs
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