(1) A simple queueing subsystem in a queueing network consisting of a server center with one or more servers, a queueing capacity infinite or finite, and a queue discipline. (2) An element of a graph or network, pairs of which are connected by arcs or edges. Nodes are sometimes referred to as points or vertices. Graph theory; Network optimization. (3) Shown graphically in a project network plan as a circle depicting the beginning or end of an activity. A node represents an instantaneous point in time at the junction of arrows. Network planning.
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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Node . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_673
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