Imperial College University of London. University of North Carolina.
This is a classic book on Queues. First published in 1961 it is clearly and concisely introduces the theory of queueing systems and is still just as relevant today. The monograph is aimed at both students and operational research workers concerned with the practical investigations of queueing, although almost every statistician will find its contents of interest.
I. Introduction page -- I. Some examples -- 2. The aims of an investigation of congestion -- 3. The arrival pattern -- 4. The service mechanism -- 5. The queue-discipline -- 6. The measurement of congestion -- 7. The investigation of queueing systems -- 8. The modification of queueing systems -- II. Some simple queues with random arrivals -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Statistical equilibrium -- 3. Single-server queue with random arrivals and exponential service-times -- 4. Arrival rates and service-times dependent on queue size -- 5. Further remarks on equilibrium conditions -- 6. Single-server queue with random arrivals and general distribution of service-times -- 7. The busy-period distribution -- III. More about simple queues -- 1. Non-equilibrium theory -- 2. Queues with many servers -- 3. Queues with priorities -- IV. Machine Interference -- l. Statement of problem -- 2. The simplest probability model -- 3. Some complications -- V. More specialized topics -- I. Introduction -- 2. The method of stages -- 3. The integral equation of a single-server queue -- 4. Simulation and Monte Carlo methods -- 5. Series of queues -- 6. The busy-period distribution -- Appendixes -- I. Bibliographical notes -- I I. Exercises and further results -- III. Notes on the theory of probability and Laplace-Stieltjes transforms -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
The worlds wealthiest nations have expended vast blood and treasure in tracking and capturing traffickers, dealers and consumers of narcotics, as well as destroying crops and confiscating shipments. Yet the global trade in illicit drugs is thriving, with no apparent change in the level of consumption despite decades of prohibition. This Adelphi argues that the present enforcement regime is not only failing to win theWar on Drugs ; it is also igniting and prolonging that conflict on the streets of producer and transit countries, where the supply chain has become interwoven with state institutions and cartels have become embroiled in violence against their rivals and with security forces.
What can be done to secure the worst affected regions and states, such as Latin America and Afghanistan? By examining the destabilising affects of prohibition, as well as alternative approaches such as that adopted by the authorities in Portugal, this book shows how progress may be made by treating consumption as a healthcare issue rather than a criminal matter, thereby freeing states to tackle the cartels and traffickers who hold their communities to ransom.
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Imperial College University of London. University of North Carolina.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
I. Introduction page -- I. Some examples -- 2. The aims of an investigation of congestion -- 3. The arrival pattern -- 4. The service mechanism -- 5. The queue-discipline -- 6. The measurement of congestion -- 7. The investigation of queueing systems -- 8. The modification of queueing systems -- II. Some simple queues with random arrivals -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Statistical equilibrium -- 3. Single-server queue with random arrivals and exponential service-times -- 4. Arrival rates and service-times dependent on queue size -- 5. Further remarks on equilibrium conditions -- 6. Single-server queue with random arrivals and general distribution of service-times -- 7. The busy-period distribution -- III. More about simple queues -- 1. Non-equilibrium theory -- 2. Queues with many servers -- 3. Queues with priorities -- IV. Machine Interference -- l. Statement of problem -- 2. The simplest probability model -- 3. Some complications -- V. More specialized topics -- I. Introduction -- 2. The method of stages -- 3. The integral equation of a single-server queue -- 4. Simulation and Monte Carlo methods -- 5. Series of queues -- 6. The busy-period distribution -- Appendixes -- I. Bibliographical notes -- I I. Exercises and further results -- III. Notes on the theory of probability and Laplace-Stieltjes transforms -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
