Infinite-server queueing models of demand in healthcare:A review of applications and ideas for further work

Worthington, David and Utley, M. and Suen, Daniel (2020) Infinite-server queueing models of demand in healthcare:A review of applications and ideas for further work. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 71 (8). pp. 1145-1160. ISSN 0160-5682

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Abstract

Despite the apparently unrealistic assumption of infinite resources, infinite-server queueing models have played a central role in the development of queueing theory and its applications. Healthcare modelling applications have certainly benefited from these models, where arguably their greatest importance has been to provide the basis for the analysis of “offered load” in systems with single or multiple nodes with multiple servers and time-varying arrivals. In this paper, we provide a review of major healthcare applications to date, identifying and consolidating the underpinning theoretical results and commenting on the nature of the applications. We conclude by identifying potential further healthcare applications, their relationships to existing theory and methods, and the need for new theory and methods, including the use of infinite-server models alongside other modelling methodologies. © 2019, © 2019 Operational Research Society.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of the Operational Research Society
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? HEALTH CAREINFINITE-SERVER QUEUESQUEUEING MODELSHEALTH CAREQUEUEING NETWORKSHEALTH CARE APPLICATIONHEALTHCARE MODELLINGINFINITE SERVER QUEUEING MODELINFINITE SERVER QUEUESMODELLING METHODOLOGYMULTIPLE SERVERSQUEUEING MODELTHEORY AND METHODSQUEUEING THEORY ??
ID Code:
134877
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Deposited On:
22 Jun 2019 09:20
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Yes
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Published
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16 Sep 2023 01:58