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Analysis, Design, and Control of Queueing Systems

Shaler Stidham, Jr.
Shaler Stidham, Jr.
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Department of Operations Research, CB #3180, Smith Building, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3180
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Department of Operations Research, CB #3180, Smith Building, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3180

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Published Online:1 Feb 2002https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.50.1.197.17783

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