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Kingman's formula: a standalone construct

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Operations research

an approximation of queue waiting time as the product of variability, utilization and processing time.

In operations research, Kingman's formula refers to an approximation of queue waiting time as the product of variability, utilization and processing time. This meaning comes from Kingman (1961) in Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.[1]

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References

  1. Kingman, J. F. C. (1961). The single server queue in heavy traffic. Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 57(4), 902-904. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305004100036094

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