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.

How does wireless communication work?

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

Read More

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…

Read More

Interview with Onno Boxma

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

Read More

Consult a mathematician before you visit Disneyland

You don’t want to wait in a theme park? We hired a mathematician to tell you the tips and tricks!

Read More

The quest for a better Internet

The internet is growing quickly. How can it remain as fast as it is now?

Read More

Bitcoins and queues

Everybody is talking about Bitcoin. But how does it actually work?

Read More

Layered networks III: The math behind manufacturing plants design

In two previous articles (part 1 and part 2), we have discussed the design of manufacturing plants. In particular, in…

Read More

Stochastic models for random-access networks

Wireless communication networks play a crucial role in connecting laptops, smartphones,

Read More

Layered networks II: The layered character of manufacturing plants

In a previous article, we have seen that it is quite hard to design a manufacturing plant. We need to…

Read More

Layered networks I: From manufacturing plants to queueing networks

Manufacturing plants convert raw material into a final product. Think of cars, where the production line consists of a large…

Read More