Queuing disciplines have now become the subject of intensive discussion in network field. There are several queuing disciplines that claim best performance. In this paper, we evaluate a hypothetical network topology based on multi-class traffic approach. Multi-class traffic provides for aggregate traffic to be classified and conditioned at the edge of the network routers on the basis of perform...

The advent of e-commerce has prompted many manufacturers to redesign their traditionalchannel structure by engaging in direct sales. In this paper, we present a dual channel inventory modelbased on queuing theory in a manufacturer-retailer supply chain, consisting of a traditional retailchannel and a direct channel which stocks are kept in both upper and lower echelon. The systemreceives stocha...

  The advent of e-commerce has prompted many manufacturers to redesign their traditional channel structure by engaging in direct sales. In this paper, we present a dual channel inventory model based on queuing theory in a manufacturer-retailer supply chain, consisting of a traditional retail channel and a direct channel which stocks are kept in both upper and lower echelon. The system receives ...

We present a two-echelon dual-channel inventory model in which stocks are kept in both a manufacturer warehouse (upper echelon) and a retail store (lower echelon), and the product is available in two supply channels: a traditional retail store and an Internet-enabled direct channel. The system receives stochastic demand from two customer segments: those who prefer the traditional retail store a...

Multi-objective inventory models of deteriorating items have been developed with vague and imprecise information about available storage area. Here, the objectives are (i) to maximize the profit, (ii) to minimize the wastage cost due to deterioration and (iii) to minimize the total production cost. These objectives are also fuzzy in nature. In these models, production rate is a decision variabl...

The project work presented in this thesis has proposed solutions related to the control of production and work-in-process inventory in a multi-item multi-stage manufacturing system. A suitable base-stock inventory control policy is recommended to ensure that the desired service levels are maintained between production stages and for the final customers. Concept of coupling the production lines ...

Heijunka is the notion to level a production system by removing ups and downs in volume caused by batch processing and customer order fluctuation in order to reach a mixed model production system with a constant flow of parts. We show how to implement lean production principles in systems with unreliable production processes. Process unreliabilities occur because tool machines may have small ov...

There are many situations in daily life when a queue is formed. Queuing theory is the mathematical study of waiting lines and it is very useful for analyzing the procedure of queuing of daily life of human being. Queuing theory applies not only in day to day life but also in sequence of computer programming, networks, medical field, banking sectors etc. In this paper, we analyze the basic featu...

We develop multi-dimensional balancing algorithms to compute provably near-optimal capacity-expansion policies. These are the first approximation algorithms for multi-machine, multi-product systems facing stochastic, non-stationary and correlated demands. Our approach is computationally efficient and guaranteed to produce a policy with total expected cost no more than twice that of an optimal p...

In this paper, we investigated a dynamic modelling technique for analysing supply chain networks using generalised stochastic Petri nets (GSPNs). The customer order arrival process is assumed to be Poisson and the service processes at the various facilities of the supply chain are assumed to be exponential. Our model takes into account both the procurement process and delivery logistics that ex...