A study on the behaviour of the server breakdown without interruption in a Mx/G(a, b)/1 queueing system with multiple vacations and closedown time

The objective of this paper is to study the behavior of the server breakdown without interruption in a M-x/G(a, b)/1 queueing system with multiple vacations and closedown time. After completing a batch of service, if the server is breakdown with probability (pi) then the renovation of service station will be considered. After completing the renovation of service station or if there is no breakdown of the server with probability (1 - pi), if the queue length is xi, where xi < a, then the server performs closedown work at its closedown time C. After that, the server leaves for multiple vacation of random length. After a vacation, when the server returns, if the queue length is less than 'a', he leaves for another vacation and so on, until he finds 'a' customers in the queue. After a vacation, if the server finds at least 'a' customers waiting for service, say xi,, then he prefers to serve a batch of size min(xi, b) customers, where b >= a. The probability generating function of queue size at an arbitrary time and some important characteristics of the queueing system and a cost model are derived. An extensive numerical result for a particular case of the model is illustrated. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.