TY - JOUR
T1 - Mean Sojourn Time in Multi Stage Fork-Join Network: The Effect of Synchronization and Structure
AU - Barron, Yonit
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - Fork-Join queue networks (F-J) have received increasing attention during the last Decade, due to their ability to model parallel and distributed computer processing, supply chains and assembly systems. However, most research is focused on a single stage processing, and only scant work exists on F-J with two or more stages. In this paper, the author investigates (through simulation) the performance behavior of a multi-stage system; in particular, the performance of a synchronized system is compared to an unsynchronized system regarding three major factors: (1) the number of parallel tasks; (2) the number of serial stages and (3) the utilization.
AB - Fork-Join queue networks (F-J) have received increasing attention during the last Decade, due to their ability to model parallel and distributed computer processing, supply chains and assembly systems. However, most research is focused on a single stage processing, and only scant work exists on F-J with two or more stages. In this paper, the author investigates (through simulation) the performance behavior of a multi-stage system; in particular, the performance of a synchronized system is compared to an unsynchronized system regarding three major factors: (1) the number of parallel tasks; (2) the number of serial stages and (3) the utilization.
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SN - 1947-9336
VL - 6
SP - 80
EP - 99
JO - International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems (IJORIS)
JF - International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems (IJORIS)
IS - 3
ER -