There are queues, and there are queues. Those interested in seeing the chic-est – and possibly longest – of these should hot-foot it down to the new Polène store in Regent Street, London, which opened ...

Amidst my typical New Year's Resolutions like eating more healthily and sleeping earlier (yeah right), I decided last January ...

Queueing theory provides a robust mathematical framework for analysing waiting lines, a critical aspect across sectors ranging from telecommunications and healthcare to manufacturing and ...

You've probably already noticed the difference between the way people line up at McDonald's and the way they line up at Starbucks. At McDonald's, a single employee handles your entire order. Even if ...

Queueing: Brits are experts at it, and airports are hotspots for it. It’s the inevitably boring but necessary slog of any journey. Check-in, bag drop, security checks, border control, boarding, ...