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Equilibrium Mixed Strategies in a Discrete-Time Markovian Queue Under Multiple and Single Vacation Policies

Zaiming LiuSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaView further author information
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Yan MaSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaView further author information
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Zhe George ZhangCollege of Business and Economics, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA;Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 369-382 | Received 01 Nov 2013, Accepted 01 May 2014, Published online: 09 Feb 2016

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