<p>In this study, we analyze the reneging behavior of customers in a Markovian M/M/1 queue with an alternating service process, representing a normal operation mode and a working repair mode with reduced service speed. The customers are strategic and, as they continuously observe the system’s state, they decide whether to stay or to renege. For this model, we derive equilibrium customer reneging strategies and the corresponding performance measures of the system, considering both the baseline model with discrete units of customers and its fluid counterpart. To capture the effect of reneging, we compare their performance with similar systems, operating under a no-reneging policy. Both theoretical findings, as well as numerical experiments, reveal that allowing reneging significantly affects system performance. Finally, to assess the quality of the fluid approximation we conduct a numerical comparison between the fluid and the baseline version of the model.</p>

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Strategic reneging in service systems with working breakdowns

  • Odysseas Kanavetas,
  • Dimitrios Logothetis,
  • Athanasia Manou

摘要

In this study, we analyze the reneging behavior of customers in a Markovian M/M/1 queue with an alternating service process, representing a normal operation mode and a working repair mode with reduced service speed. The customers are strategic and, as they continuously observe the system’s state, they decide whether to stay or to renege. For this model, we derive equilibrium customer reneging strategies and the corresponding performance measures of the system, considering both the baseline model with discrete units of customers and its fluid counterpart. To capture the effect of reneging, we compare their performance with similar systems, operating under a no-reneging policy. Both theoretical findings, as well as numerical experiments, reveal that allowing reneging significantly affects system performance. Finally, to assess the quality of the fluid approximation we conduct a numerical comparison between the fluid and the baseline version of the model.