A cyclic queue has one server and n nodes, where each node has its own distinct type of customers that arrive from the …, cyclic queues required that the work at any node arrive from the outside only. Our extension permits special nodes termed …

Utilizing a cyclic queue system, this paper investigates the effect of variance on a multi-item production facility …. Reduction in setup time, for example, is usually presumed to reduce inventory. We demonstrate that inventory can blow up if … examined, such as its relationship to KAIZEN and Just-In-Time production practices, and especially its property of impairing …

An important observation in supply chain management, known as the bullwhip effect, suggests that demand variability …