A statistical Markov chain approximation of transient hospital inpatient inventory

DOI10.1016/J.EJOR.2010.06.021MaRDI QIDQ613497zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors James R. Broyles, Jeffery K. Cochran, Douglas C. Montgomery

Publication date 20 December 2010

Published in European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2010.06.021

zbMATH Keywords

Markov chainregressionstatistical inferencetransient inpatient inventory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics in engineering and industry; control charts (62P30) Case-oriented studies in operations research (90B90) Inventory, storage, reservoirs (90B05)

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