Application of queuing theory to optimize waiting-time in hospital operations

D Yaduvanshi, A Sharma… - Operations and Supply …, 2019 - journal.oscm-forum.org
Waiting time is inherent to the healthcare service sector in India and a major challenge faced
by almost every big hospital is queuing. Long waiting time can be a reflection of inefficiency …

[PDF][PDF] Queuing theory and the management of Waiting-time in Hospitals: The case of Anglo Gold Ashanti Hospital in Ghana

S Afrane, A Appah - … Journal of Academic Research in Business …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Queuing is a major challenge for healthcare services all over the world, but particularly so in
developing countries. Application of queuing theory to enhance decision making to improve …

An efficient healthcare chain design for resolving the patient scheduling problem: queuing theory and MILP-ASA optimization approach

A Ala, M Yazdani, M Ahmadi, A Poorianasab… - Annals of Operations …, 2023 - Springer
The efficiency evaluation of the healthcare chain network becomes crucial as healthcare
systems seek to enhance patient satisfaction and reduce costs during the health check. This …

Hospital capacity management based on the queueing theory

O Bittencourt, V Verter, M Yalovsky - International Journal of …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the contributions of queueing theory to
hospital capacity management to improve organizational performance and deal with …

Queueing theory techniques and its real applications to health care systems–Outpatient visits

PO Peter, R Sivasamy - International Journal of Healthcare …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Many organizations such as banks, airlines, health care systems, telecommunications
companies and security departments routinely use queuing theory models to help determine …

An integrated approach to determine hospital outpatient staffing needs

PJ Hsieh, B Tan, C Lin - International Journal of Healthcare …, 2003 - inderscienceonline.com
Prolonged waiting time in medical settings can cause dissatisfaction with the medical care,
poor compliance with health care providers' recommendations and deterioration of severely …

[PDF][PDF] Application of queuing theory and management of waiting time using multiple server model: empirical evidence from Ahmadu Bello University Teaching …

DA Adeniran, MS Burodo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - researchgate.net
In many hospitals, time spent by the patients to get service in the healthcare facility is always
the main problem faced by the health care providers. This trend is on the increase and it is a …

[PDF][PDF] Patient's waiting time reduction in outpatient department

N Lailomthong, S Prichanont - International conference on advances …, 2014 - cuir.chula.ac.th
ณั ฐ ชยา ลาย ล้อม ทอง: การ ลด เวลา รอ ของ ผู้ ป่วย ที่ แผนก ผู้ ป่วย นอก.(PATIENT'S WAITING
TIME REDUCTION IN OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT) อ. ที่ ปรึกษา วิทยานิพนธ์ หลัก: ผ ศ. ดร. สี …

[PDF][PDF] Application of queuing theory model and simulation to patient flow at the outpatient department

AHN Aziati, NSB Hamdan - Proceedings of the international …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Long waiting time to be served at the outpatient counter is always the main problem faced by
the public clinic. Outpatient department at public health clinic had the greatest queuing …

Queuing analysis for outpatient and inpatient services: a case study

KM Mital - Management Decision, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to carry out queuing analysis to analyse patient load
in outpatient and inpatient services to facilitate more realistic resource planning …