The Queuing Model's Operating Characteristic Formulas Only Characterize Short-Term Average

question 35

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The queuing model's operating characteristic formulas only characterize short-term average results and, in many practical situations, managers are interested in understanding long-term dynamic behaviors of queuing systems.

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