Congestion in Load Consolidation & Distribution Systems
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Congestion in Load Consolidation & Distribution Systems Noah Gans, Garrett J. Van Ryzin --- Columbia U, 412 Uris Hall, Grad. Sch. of Bus., New York, NY 10027 ,
We present a general model for analyzing congestion in complex load consolidation and distribution systems. We obtain closed form expressions for performance in heavy traffic. Our analysis leads to interesting qualitative insights and suggests practical dispatch heuristics.
