Dimensioning hospital wards using the Erlang loss model

DOI10.1007/s10479-009-0647-8zbMath1197.90092OpenAlexW2056597716MaRDI QIDQ601152

Sumit K. Garg

Publication date: 3 November 2010

Published in: Annals of Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-009-0647-8

zbMATH Keywords

resource allocationqueuing modelsbed occupancybed poolingclinical ward managementErlang loss modelrefused admissions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Queues and service in operations research (90B22) Resource and cost allocation (including fair division, apportionment, etc.) (91B32)

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