A multi-class queuing network analysis methodology for improving hospital emergency department performance

DOI10.1016/J.COR.2008.02.004zbMATH Open1177.90088OpenAlexW2039357126MaRDI QIDQ960398FDOQ960398

Kevin T. Roche, Jeffery K. Cochran

Publication date: 17 December 2008

Published in: Computers \& Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2008.02.004

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zbMATH Keywords

hospitalscapacity planningemergency departmentmulti-class queuing networks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Deterministic network models in operations research (90B10) Queues and service in operations research (90B22)

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