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Queueing etiquette relies on widespread social agreement of first-come order
Sequential waiting norms organize customer flows across retail and transit systems
Structured queueing waiting systems rely on widespread social compliance with first-in, first-out sequence rules. Mathematical queueing theory models customer arrival rates and service times to optimise checkout counter layouts in supermarkets, airports, and bank branches.
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