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Investigação Operacional

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BOUNKHEL, Messaoud  and  TADJ, Lotfi. Optimal design of a bulk service queue. Inv. Op. [online]. 2007, vol.27, n.2, pp.131-138. ISSN 0874-5161.

This paper uses a control-theoretic approach, the so-called predictive control, for the optimal design of a single-server, finite capacity, bulk-service queueing system. The problem is presented as an optimal control problem with one state vector variable and one control variable.  The optimal service rate is obtained explicitly under a general quadratic cost function.  Illustrative numerical examples are presented and the effect of the initial state distribution on the shape of the optimal solution is demonstrated.

Keywords : Queue; optimal control; predictive control; optimal design.

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