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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.

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

Reducing ambulance response times

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Network Pages October 22, 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

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

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!

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Ellen Cardinaels September 27, 2019

The quest for a better Internet

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

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Mark van der Boor September 13, 2019

Bitcoins and queues

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

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David Koops June 28, 2019

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…

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Jan-Pieter Dorsman May 3, 2017

Stochastic models for random-access networks

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

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Johan van Leeuwaarden, Peter van de Ven, Sem Borst February 2, 2017
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