Optimization of hospital ward resources with patient relocation using Markov chain modeling

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2017.01.026zbMath1403.90249OpenAlexW2579927066MaRDI QIDQ1753543

Bo Friis Nielsen, Anders Reenberg Andersen, Line Blander Reinhardt

Publication date: 29 May 2018

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

Full work available at URL: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/8b47aa59-0465-49cd-afb9-1f101c846495

zbMATH Keywords

queueingstochastic optimizationheuristicsMarkov chainOR in health services

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stochastic programming (90C15) Approximation methods and heuristics in mathematical programming (90C59) Queues and service in operations research (90B22)

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