A multi-objective model to determine efficient resource levels in a medical assessment unit

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1563-1573

  Oddoye, J P ^a   Yaghoobi, M A ^b   Tamiz, M ^a   Jones, D F ^a   Schmidt, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^c QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Goal programming; Health care; Multi objective decision making

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HOSPITALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

GOAL PROGRAMMING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT UNIT (MAU); MULTI OBJECTIVE DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ADMISSIONS;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 36248947908     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602315     Document Type: Article

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