Queueing Network Models and Facility Planning
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Queuing network models have become increasingly important tools to              architects and engineers in the planning and design of facilities,              since the optimal configuration of activities, routing of customers,            and composition of resources (space, staff, and equipment) can be               analyzed with queuing network models.  In this study, the scope and             limitations of queuing network decomposition techniques for modeling            the optimal topology, routing, and resource allocation problems within          facilities will be explored.  Focus will be on finite open and closed           queuing network models of this problem using the Generalized Expansion          methodology.  The robustness of the analytical approach will be                 compared with simulation experiments of example facility networks.
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