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When you have a system with no spare capacity a sudden spike in demand causes queue lengths to grow but they never get shorter again. That's the theory. In rea
by ectopod 4y ago
When you have a system with no spare capacity a sudden spike in demand causes queue lengths to grow but they never get shorter again.
That's the theory. In reality, the rising death rate will cause a drop in demand.
- spywaregorilla 4y agoThat could be true of some queueing systems, but its certainly not true of all queuing systems. It is certainly not true of this system because you cannot stay in the queue forever. Over the long term this will converge on a steady state determined by rate of arrival and rate of departure, treated or otherwise, and nothing else.
- pjc50 4y ago> It is certainly not true of this system because you cannot stay in the queue forever. This is true, and people can drop out of the queue by dying. The death rate will increase until the queue is balanced.