Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
11-1-1968
Abstract
Queueing theory has been applied to study congestion problems arising in industrial and economic systems. The method can be profitably used to analyze similar problems in hospital systems. To apply queueing theory to the study and design of allocation processes arising in surgery, we resort to some mathematical artifice. Recursive equations are developed for the generation, via the digital computer, of transition probabilities of a service facility with n service channels. Cases considered include a system with no waiting tolerated (emergencies), a finite waiting line L, and a parallel input stream consisting of both emergencies and scheduled cases. The development is independent of the type of input and output distribution functions.
Keywords
Operations research, Queuing theory, Hospitals--Administration, Industrial management--Mathematical models
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 124
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Esogbue, Augustine O., "Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Some Queueing Processes Arising in Surgery" (1968). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 284.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/284