Why is your line always slower than the other one? Why do traffic jams happen without any apparent cause? These lessons use a mixture of queueing theory and simulation to explain these scenarios and others.
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Basic Ideas in Queueing Theory Queue Formation Little's Law Sojourn Time M/M/1 Queue Nonlinearity Pooled vs. Separate Queues Late Merge The Inspector's Paradox The Convoy Effect Priority Starvation Tandem Queue Blocking Rush Hour Displacement Braess's ParadoxThanks to our notebook authors:
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