Approximations for the Repairman Problem with Two Repair Facilities. I. No Spares.
Abstract
The model considered here consists of n operating units which are subject to stochastic failure according to an exponential failure time distribution. Failures can be of two types. With probability p(q) a failure is of type 1(2) and is sent to repair facility 1(2) for repair. Repair facility 1(2) operates as a S(Sup 1) (Sub n) (S(Sup 2)(Sub n))-server queue with exponential repair times having parameter (Mu sub 1) (Mu sub 2). The number of units waiting for or undergoing repair each of the two facilities is a continuous-parameter Markov chain with finite state space. The paper derives limit theorems for the stationary distribution of this Markov chain as n becomes large under the assumption that both S (Sup 1) (Sub n) and S(Sup 2) (Sub n) grow linearly with n. These limit theorems give very useful approximations, in terms of the six parameters characterizing the model, to a distribution that would be impossible to use in practice. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0748006
Entities
People
- Austin J. Lemoine
- Donald Iglehart