van Dijk, Nico M.; Lamond, Bernard F. Simple bounds for finite single-server exponential tandem queues. (English) Zbl 0646.60102 Oper. Res. 36, No. 3, 470-477 (1988). A new bounding methodology for nonproduct form systems is applied to finite single-server exponential tandem queues. The methodology is based on modifying the original system into product form systems that provide bounds for some performance measure of interest. The product form modifications given for this finite tandem queue propose a computationally attractive and intuitively obvious lower and upper bound for the call congestion and throughput. Numerical results indicate that the bounds are reasonable indicators of the order of magnitude. Cited in 20 Documents MSC: 60K25 Queueing theory (aspects of probability theory) 90B22 Queues and service in operations research Keywords:single-server exponential tandem queues; product form systems; Numerical results PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{N. M. van Dijk} and \textit{B. F. Lamond}, Oper. Res. 36, No. 3, 470--477 (1988; Zbl 0646.60102) Full Text: DOI