This paper surveys the contributions and applications of queueing theory in the field of
discrete part manufacturing. Provided are concise, descriptive summaries, rather than …

This brief history summarizes the 'supervisory control of discrete-event systems' as it has
evolved in the period 1980–2017. Overall, the trend has been from centralized or …

This text presents a modern theory of analysis, control, and optimization for dynamic
networks. Mathematical techniques of Lyapunov drift and Lyapunov optimization are …

Power grids, flexible manufacturing, cellular communications: interconnectedness has
consequences. This remarkable book gives the tools and philosophy you need to build …

Congestion in a queueing system can sometimes be controlled by restricting arrivals, either
by" closing a gate" or by charging an entrance fee or toll. We review both static (open-loop) …

A challenging aspect of mobile communications consists in exploring ways in which the
available run time of terminals can be maximized. We present a detailed electrochemical …

A distributed computer system that consists of a set of heterogeneous host computers
connected in an arbitrary fashion by a communications network is considered. A general …

Information theory has not yet had a direct impact on networking, although there are
similarities in concepts and methodologies that have consistently attracted the attention of …

We consider a distributed server system in which each host processes tasks in First-Come-
First-Served order and each task's service demand is known immediately upon task arrival …

Join the Shortest Queue (JSQ) is a popular routing policy for server farms. However, until
now all analysis of JSQ has been limited to First-Come-First-Serve (FCFS) server farms …