Type
Article
Keywords
Queuing theory, Reward, Scheduling
Abstract
We consider a M/M/1 queue in which the average reward for servicing a job is an exponentially decaying function of the job’s sojourn time. The maximum reward and mean service times of a job are i.i.d. and chosen from arbitrary distributions. The scheduler is assumed to know the maximum reward, service rate, and age of each job. We prove that the scheduling policy that maximizes average reward serves the customer with the highest product of potential reward and service rate.
Language
English
Department(s)
Computer Science
Journal or Book Title
Performance Evaluation
Publication Year
2005
DOI
10.1016/j.peva.2004.08.001
Publisher
Elsevier
Rights Management
Carleton College does not own the copyright to this work and the work is available through the Carleton College Library following the original publisher policies regarding self-archiving. For more information on the copyright status of this work, refer to the current copyright holder.
RoMEO Color
Green
Preprint Archiving
Yes (with link to journal home page)
Postprint Archiving
Yes
Publisher PDF Archiving
No
Paid OA Option
Yes
Contributing Organization
Carleton College
Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
A. Csizmar Dalal and S. Jordan, "Optimal Scheduling in a Queue with Differentiated Impatient Users," Performance Evaluation, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 73-84. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peva.2004.08.001. , Elsevier, Jan 2005. Accessed via Faculty Work. Computer Science. Carleton Digital Commons. https://digitalcommons.carleton.edu/cs_faculty/1
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peva.2004.08.001
