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Category Archives: Queueing Theory

The mathematical theory and models behind the arrivals at, the waiting in, and the service of a queue. Also, when we connect several queues we obtain a network of queues.

Let’s make it on time without wasting time on it

Arriving 1h30 before take-off is just enough to catch your flight

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Elene Anton January 20, 2023

Losing track of time? How to incorporate track choice in Dutch railway timetabling

Say you are living in Eindhoven and would like to spend a day in Amsterdam: what better way to get…

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Maaike Vollebergh March 4, 2022

The share bike mystery

The tale of the mathematical fairies that move bikes around when no one is watching.

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Lucas van Kreveld February 18, 2022

Guarding against uncertainty: How Kidney Exchanges can handle unexpected cancellations

Around the world, tens of thousands of people are waiting to receive a kidney transplant. Read how mathematics can help…

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Bart Smeulders January 28, 2022

Reducing ambulance response times

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Network Pages October 22, 2021

Predicting optimal routes in unpredictable networks

How does your navigation system find the fastest route in a road network, if it does not know where traffic…

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Nikki Levering June 25, 2021

How does wireless communication work?

Always complaining because your Wi-Fi does not work well? Here are the reasons!

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Matteo Sfragara May 14, 2021

A multi-objective fight against prostate cancer

Evolutionary algorithms help physicians in the Amsterdam UMC to make treatment plans for prostate cancer patients.

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Stef Maree February 19, 2021

The golden rule of staffing in contact centers

Remember hearing: 'Please hold while you are connected to the next available agent'? Why not spend some of the time…

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Mariska Heemskerk June 12, 2020

Interview with Onno Boxma

On Friday 11 October I went to Eindhoven for an interview with Onno Boxma.

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Nicos Starreveld March 14, 2020
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