A Proof for the Queuing Formula: L = λW

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DOI10.1287/opre.9.3.383zbMath0108.14803OpenAlexW2109341366WikidataQ55894935 ScholiaQ55894935MaRDI QIDQ3844007

John Little

Publication date: 1961

Published in: Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.9.3.383




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