Comparison of queuing performance using queuing theory model and fuzzy queuing model at check-in counter in airport

Abstract

A queuing system is a process to measure the efficiency of a model by underlying the concepts of queue models: Arrival and service time distributions, queue disciplines and queue behaviour. The main aim of this study is to compare the behaviour of a queuing system at check-in counters using the Queuing Theory Model and Fuzzy Queuing Model. The Queuing Theory Model gives performance measures of a single value while the Fuzzy Queuing Model has a range of values. The Dong, Shah and Wong (DSW) algorithm is used to define the membership function of performance measures in the Fuzzy Queuing Model. Based on the observation, the problem often occurs when customers are required to wait in the queue for a long time, thus indicating that the service systems are inefficient. Data including the variables were collected, such as arrival time in the queue (server) and service time. Results show that the performance measures of the Queuing Theory Model lie in the range of the computed performance measures of the Fuzzy Queuing Model. Hence, the results obtained from the Fuzzy Queuing Model are consistent to measure the queuing performance of an airline company in order to solve the problem in waiting line and will improve the quality of services provided by airline company.