Hospital wards are critical resources because of limited space and large construction
investment and operating costs. They are shared among different types of patients with …

In this study, we consider a monopolistic supplier's capacity-allocation problem under
bargaining. The supplier can allocate one type of key element to either an external channel …

Hospital beds are one of the most critical resources in healthcare institutions. In practice,
beds are usually allocated to different departments in advance to accommodate different …

Waiting time in healthcare is a significant problem that occurs across the world and often has
catastrophic effects. There are various terms used for waiting time (“sojourn”,“throughput” …

Inpatient beds represent one of the most critical resources in hospitals, of which the
availability has been under increasing pressure in China. Such beds are usually to be either …

This article studies the optimal allocation of inpatient rooms for multiple types of patients in
public hospitals and the patient scheduling problem with planned acceptance ratios (ARs) …

Abstract Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a sophisticated and costly technology that
provides highly accurate diagnoses of various medical conditions using a powerful magnetic …

In this paper, we consider resource allocation strategies of a limited resource across two
related channels in a multi-period setting. We study a stochastic control problem where the …

This paper provides an overview of our 10-year research on the application of stochastic
and dynamic programming techniques to address health care operational deficiencies in a …

摘要To address the problems of large operating costs and fairness between doctors and
patients in the current hospital bed scheduling, this paper proposed a multi-objective …