Flexible nursing staff planning with adjustable patient demands

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 173-182

  Jeang, Angus ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

adjustable demand; balance; cost; flexible supply; Health services; inpatient admission system; quality; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MANPOWER PLANNING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 0029759755     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02263389     Document Type: Article

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