Application of Queueing Theory to the Review and Validation of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Cases

Abstract

The application of queueing, or waiting-line, theory to the review and validation of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases by the Cost Analysis office of an Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command major subordinate command is presented in this report. Queueing analysis is applied to determine the behavior characteristics of the processing system so that management can take appropriate action to reduce the total time in the system. The primary characteristics analyzed are the expected length of the queue, the expected number of cases in the system, the expected waiting time, and the expected turnaround time. Queueing theory is described, and the application to FMS cases presented, to also serve as an aid in the solution of similar types of waiting- line problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA029531

Entities

People

  • James F. Goodall

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Chi Square Test
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Demography
  • Engineering
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Information Science
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Operations Research
  • Queueing Theory
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Tests
  • Validation

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  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.