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Dynamic Server Allocation for Queueing Networks with Flexible Servers

Sigrún Andradóttir
Sigrún Andradóttir
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School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0205
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Hayriye Ayhan
Hayriye Ayhan
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School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0205
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Douglas G. Down
Douglas G. Down
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Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7
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Sigrún Andradóttir

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School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0205

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Hayriye Ayhan

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School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0205

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Douglas G. Down

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Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7

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Published Online:1 Dec 2003https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.51.6.952.24913

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