Selected Publications


  1. F. Zhang, J. Wang and B. Liu, On the Optimal and Equilibrium Retrial Rates in an Unreliable Retrial Queue with Vacations, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, accepted, 2012.

  2. B. Liu, X. Wang and Y. Zhao, Tail Asymptotics for M/M/c Retrial Queues with Non-Persistent Customers, Operational Research: An International Journal, to appear in a forthcoming issue, online available currently, 2011.

  3. B. Liu, J. Wang and Y. Zhao, On the Conditional Probability of a Successful Retrial in Retrial Queues, INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research, Vol. 49, No.3, 171--182, 2011.

  4. B. Liu and Y. Zhao, Analyzing Retrial Queues by Censoring, Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications, Vol. 64, No.3, 203--225, 2010.

  5. H. Masuyama, B. Liu, and T. Takine, Subexponential Asymptotics of the BMAP/GI/1 Queue, Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan, Vol. 52, No.4, 377--401, 2009.

  6. J. Wang, B. Liu, and J. Li, Transient Analysis of an M/G/1 Retrial Queue Subject to Disasters and Server Failures, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 189, No.3, 1118--1132, 2008.

  7. A. Bose, X. Jiang, B. Liu, and G. Li, Analysis of Manufacturing Blocking Systems with Network Calculus, Performance Evaluation, Vol. 63, No.12, 1216--1234, 2006.

  8. B. Liu and A. S. Alfa, A Queueing Model with Time-Varying QoS and Call Dropping  for Evaluating the Performance of CDMA Cellular Systems, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Vol.4, No.3, 439--447, 2004.

  9. A. S. Alfa and B. Liu, Performance Analysis of a Mobile Communication Network: The Tandem Cases, Computer Communications, Vol. 27, No.3, 208--221, 2004.

  10. A. S. Alfa, B. Liu and Qi-Ming He, Discrete-time Analysis of MAP/PH/1 Multi-class General Preemptive Priority Queue, Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 50, No. 6, 662--682, 2003.

  11. J. Wang, J. Cao and B. Liu, Analysis of A Production-Inventory Model with Erlangian Demand Arrival Process, Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, Vol.16, No.2, 184--190, 2003.

  12. J. Wang, J. Cao and B. Liu, Unreliable Production-Inventory System with Superposition of k Poisson Demand Arrival Processes, Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica, Vol.26, No.1, 47--55, 2003.

  13. B. Liu and A. S. Alfa, A Fluid Model with Data Message Discarding, Advances in Applied Probability, Vol. 34, No. 2, 329--348, 2002.

  14. A. S. Alfa and B. Liu, Performance Analysis of a Mobile Communication Network: Uni-direction Tandem Case with Phase Type Service, Telecommunication Systems, Vol. 20, No. 3-4, 241--254, 2002.

  15. J. Wang, J. Cao and B. Liu, Unreliable Production-Inventory Model with a Two-Phase Erlang Demand Arrival Process, Computers and Mathematics with Applications, Vol. 43, No.1-2, 1--13, 2002.

  16. M. J. Zuo, B. Liu and D. N. P. Murthy, Replacement-Repair Policy for Multi-state Deteriorating Products under Warranty, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 123, 519--530, 2000.

  17. B. Liu, D. Yue, J. Cao and H. Wang, Analysis of Two Machine Constant-Workload-in-Process System, Systems Science and Mathematical Sciences, Vol.13, No.4, 366--375, 2000.

  18. J. S. Song, Susan H. Xu and B. Liu, Order-Fulfillment Performance Measures in an Assemble-to-Order System with Stochastic Leadtimes, Operations Research, Vol. 47, No. 1, 131--149, 1999.

  19. B. Liu and J. Cao, Analysis of a Production-Inventory System with Machine Breakdowns and Shutdowns, Computers & Operations Research, Vol. 26, No. 1, 73--91, 1999.

  20. B. Liu and J. Cao, Inventory Analysis of an Unreliable Production-Inventory System, Systems Science and Mathematical Sciences, Vol.11, No.4, 367-374, 1998.

  21. B. Liu and J. Cao, Production Control of an Unreliable Manufacturing System under the Assumption of No Backlog, Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, Vol. 46, No. 1, 103-117, 1997.

  22. D. Shi and B. Liu, Stochastic Decomposition and Optimal Policy of the M/G/1 Queue with the N-Policy and Server Vacations, Chinese Journal of Applied Probability and Statistics, Vol. 12, No. 1, 10-18, 1996.

  23. B. Liu and J. Cao, A Machine Service Model with a Service Station Consisting of  r Unreliable Units, Microelectronics and Reliability, Vol. 35, No. 4, 683--690, 1995.
     

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