MAXIMUM INVENTORIES IN BAGGAGE CLAIM: A DOUBLE ENDED QUEUEING SYSTEM

A mathematical model based on uniform arrival rates for passengers and baggage is described and formulas are obtained for computing maximum expected queue lengths of both passengers and baggage for any number of passengers and bags per passenger. The flexibility of the model, its uses, and possible extensions are discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Browne, J J
  • Kelly, J J
  • le Bourgeois, P
• Publication Date: 1970-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Transportation Science
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • ISSN: 0041-1655
  • Serial URL: http://transci.journal.informs.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Baggage; Baggage handling; Intermodal terminals; Mathematical models; Passengers; Queuing; Schedules
• Old TRIS Terms: Arrivals; Terminal facilitation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155641
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM