Analysis of congestion in a university outpatient centre

Analysis of congestion in a university outpatient centre

The application of queueing theory to alleviate a serious congestion problem in a University Outpatient Clinic is described in this paper. The primary objective of the application was to determine, using minimization of cost (both waiting and service) as the measure of performance, the optimal numbe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vikalpa 1982-10, Vol.7 (4), p.277-284
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