Fu, Michael C.; Hu, Jian-Qiang - In: Management Science 39 (1993) 3, pp. 359-383
Applying the technique of smoothed perturbation analysis (SPA) to the GI/G/m queue with first-come, first-served (FCFS) queue discipline, we derive sample path estimators for the second derivative of mean steady-state system time with respect to a parameter of the service time distribution. Such...