Contact centers with a call-back option and real-time delay information
M Armony, C Maglaras - Operations research, 2004 - pubsonline.informs.org
Motivated by practices in customer contact centers, we consider a system that offers two
modes of service: real-time and postponed with a delay guarantee. Customers are informed …
modes of service: real-time and postponed with a delay guarantee. Customers are informed …
Restaurant revenue management: Do perceived capacity scarcity and price differences matter?
Revenue management (RM) has become an indispensable strategic tool in capacity-
constrained service industries whose total revenue often depends on the abilities of firms to …
constrained service industries whose total revenue often depends on the abilities of firms to …
The Israeli queue with priorities
N Perel, U Yechiali - Stochastic Models, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
We consider a 2-class, single-server, preemptive priority queueing model in which the high-
priority customers form a classical M/M/1 queue, while the low-priority customers form the so …
priority customers form a classical M/M/1 queue, while the low-priority customers form the so …
Optimizing tele-ICU operational efficiency through workflow process modeling and restructuring
Setting: Tele-ICU of a large healthcare system in New York State covering nine ICUs across
the spectrum of adult critical care. Patients: Seven-thousand three-hundred eighty-seven …
the spectrum of adult critical care. Patients: Seven-thousand three-hundred eighty-seven …
A general framework to compare announcement accuracy: Static vs. LES-based announcement
A Bassamboo, R Ibrahim - Management Science, 2021 - pubsonline.informs.org
Service providers often share delay information, in the form of delay announcements, with
their customers. In practice, simple delay announcements, such as average waiting times or …
their customers. In practice, simple delay announcements, such as average waiting times or …
Dedicated maintenance and repair shop control for spare parts networks
We study a repairable inventory system dedicated to a single component that is critical in
operating a capital good. The system consists of a stock point containing spare components …
operating a capital good. The system consists of a stock point containing spare components …
Priority queue with batch arrival, balking, threshold recovery, unreliable server and optimal service
M Jain - RAIRO-Operations Research, 2017 - rairo-ro.org
The threshold policy for the restoration of an unreliable server in a service system with bulk
input and balking is investigated. The arriving customers in the queueing system are …
input and balking is investigated. The arriving customers in the queueing system are …
Scheduling policies for a repair shop problem
WK Liang, B Balcıog̃lu, R Svaluto - Annals of Operations Research, 2013 - Springer
In this paper, we analyze a repair shop serving several fleets of machines that fail from time
to time. To reduce downtime costs, a continuous-review spare machine inventory is kept for …
to time. To reduce downtime costs, a continuous-review spare machine inventory is kept for …
Two-class priority queueing system with restricted number of priority customers
AMK Tarabia - AEU-International Journal of Electronics and …, 2007 - Elsevier
In this paper, we analyze a two-class single-server preemptive priority queueing system with
arrivals to each class are assumed to follow a Poisson process with exponentially distributed …
arrivals to each class are assumed to follow a Poisson process with exponentially distributed …
Spare parts provisioning for multiple k-out-of-n:G systems
P Sahba, B Balciog̃lu, D Banjevic - IIE transactions, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This article considers a repair shop that fixes failed components from different k-out-of-n: G
systems. It is assumed that each system consists of the same type of component; to increase …
systems. It is assumed that each system consists of the same type of component; to increase …