Block appointment systems for outpatient clinics with multiple doctors

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1254-1259

  Liu, L ^a   Liu, X ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Block appointment; Outpatient clinics; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION;

BLOCK APPOINTMENT SYSTEMS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0032305651     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600631     Document Type: Article

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