This work deals with batch provisioning and order aggregation. Two examples are: (i) a manufacturer that has to deliver items to customers in a remote destination, and (ii) a company that provides repair and replacement service to its clients. In both cases the remoteness of customers suggests...

This paper deals with inventory control in a class of M/G/1 queueing systems. At each point of time the system can be switched from one of two possible stages to another. The rate of arrival process and the service rate depend on the stage of the system. The cost structure imposed on the model...