Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
7-1-1966
Abstract
Single server queuing systems are considered where two populations with different priority indices emanate from infinite sources and request service. The service times are independent random variables drawn from two different distributions. The actual service time requirement is only known upon completion of the service. The discipline followed is such that a low priority customer is preempted upon arrival of a high priority customer only if the elapsed service time is less than z. If the elapsed service time is more than z, the high priority customer waits until the completion of the service. Optimal values of z are obtained for linear cost functions.
Keywords
Operations research, Queuing theory, Stochastic processes, Linear programming, Mathematical optimization
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 60
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Etschmaier, Maximilian, "Discretionary Priority Processes" (1966). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 154.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/154