Humanitarian logistics: A new field of research and action
A Apte - Foundations and trends® in technology, information …, 2010 - nowpublishers.com
Recent natural disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti, Hurricane Katrina in the United
States, tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the earthquake in Pakistan, and numerous …
States, tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the earthquake in Pakistan, and numerous …
Solving two-dimensional Markov chain model for call centers
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to develop a novel model of a call center that must
treat calls with distinctly different service depending on whether they orginate from VIP or …
treat calls with distinctly different service depending on whether they orginate from VIP or …
A matrix-analytic method for evaluating performance of security-check system with two-type inspection queues
CH Wang - … Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
the significant increasing of terrorist attacks, the homeland security has become more and
more important, but the enhanced security-check process has caused serious impacts on …
more important, but the enhanced security-check process has caused serious impacts on …
Optimal services for content delivery based on business priority
In a content-delivery system, connections are viewed as resources for sending files.
However, the growing business needs of large-scale networks require an effective content …
However, the growing business needs of large-scale networks require an effective content …
[PDF][PDF] Strategic and operational prepositioning in case of seasonal natural disasters: a perspective
AU Apte - 2014 - calhoun.nps.edu
The classification of disasters based on time and location and the lifecycle of the disaster are
critical for consideration when planning humanitarian assistance [1, 2]. Planners must …
critical for consideration when planning humanitarian assistance [1, 2]. Planners must …
Cost estimation queuing model for large-scale file delivery service
A large-scale content delivery service within a company in Taiwan uses 40 servers to deliver
files from the company’ s ordering system. In a content delivery system, servers and …
files from the company’ s ordering system. In a content delivery system, servers and …
Questionnaire design for finding the causes of join a waiting line in the service industry
CC Liang, CC Hsu - … on Computer Science and Service System …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In service industry, customers wait for being served if the service rate is lower than arrival
rate of customers. Such a waiting phenomenon is a common situation but costs a lot in the …
rate of customers. Such a waiting phenomenon is a common situation but costs a lot in the …
A matrix-analytic solution to three-level multi-server queueing model with a shared finite buffer
Q Zhao, CH Wang, Z Dong, S Chen, Q Yang… - Genetic and Evolutionary …, 2022 - Springer
A computing method is presented in this paper for three-level multi-server queues with a
shared finite buffer. We derive a matrix-analytic method to determine the steady-state …
shared finite buffer. We derive a matrix-analytic method to determine the steady-state …
Proactive peer-to-peer traffic control when delivering large amounts of content within a large-scale organization
Abstract The Peer-to-Peer (P2P) approaches utilize the passive means of delivering large
amounts of content due to the ease of content delivery and small amount of effort required …
amounts of content due to the ease of content delivery and small amount of effort required …