Admission scheduling in acute care hospitals: Does the practice fit with the theory?

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 863-878

  Gemmel, Paul ^a   Van Dierdonck, Roland ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Hospitals; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543078203     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579910280188     Document Type: Review

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