We consider tandem queueing networks with no waiting spaces and address the issue of ordering the stations so that the throughput (i.e., the departure rate) is maximized. Based on some theoretical and extensive empirical results, we propose two rules for ordering the stations. The first rule...

This paper is concerned with queueing systems of several service stations in series in which each station may consist of multi-servers. An infinite number of customers always waits in front of the first station, and each customer passes through all of the stations in sequence. There is only a...