Queuing Theory
Queueing theory is the mathematical study of waiting lines, or queues. A queueing model is constructed so that queue lengths and waiting time can be predicted. Queueing theory is generally considered a branch of operations research because the results are often used when making business decisions about the resources needed to provide a service. Queueing theory has its origins in research by Agner Krarup Erlang when he created models to describe the system of Copenhagen Telephone Exchange company, a Danish company. The ideas have since seen applications including telecommunication, traffic engineering, computing and, particularly in industrial engineering, in the design …
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CADTH: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health · 19 October 2023 English
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Health Technology Review • Physics of flow and queuing theory ⚬ To have good flow through the ED (and prevent … cost-effective and ignore the demonstrated principles of queuing theory. ⚬ To create accountability, the 85% target …
CMA: Canadian Medical Association · 22 October 2020 English
We used the Discharge Abstract cancer, cardiac and vascular disease) and to accelerate care in Database and the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System the case of other surgical conditions (e.g., …
prioritization of patients; we pro- Law from queuing theory.11 To estimate the operating room cessed each …
CAEP: Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians · 2017 English
between war and peace. Keywords: ED access block, queuing theory, wicked problems, complex adaptive systems …
desLibris · 16 May 2016 English
Rapid Evidence Reports include: A clear statement of the issue and the background to the issue/problem; A description of the scope and nature of the pertinent English-language scientific literature from …
access improves efficiency by using aspects of queuing theory to increase the number of outpatients the …
CAEP: Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians · 2016 English
reliable in a disadvantaged area. Application of queuing theory demonstrates the negative effect of HUGO on … or CTAS 1 or 2 cases). In this case, using a queuing theory calculator (e.g., supositorio. com), Wq goes …
Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 9 January 2015 English
It aims the beams at the tumour from many different directions and can vary the © January 8, 2015 Page 15 of 118 NL PROVINCIAL RADIATION THERAPY SERVICE PLAN 2.0 …
The UK Royal College of Radiologists stated that queuing theory shows that capacity needs to exceed mean demand …
WTA: Wait Time Alliance for Timely Access to Health Care · 18 September 2014 English
Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Position paper on the occasion of the 10th Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Anniversary of the 2004 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care in Canada Canadian Association …
of valuable knowledge on wait-times (e.g., queuing theory) and the sharing of leading practices across …
HQCA: Health Quality Council of Alberta · 27 March 2014 English
OVERVIEW 12 Objective To meet the Terms of Reference for this review, as shown in Appendix I and II, the HQCA conducted a review and made recommendations on the quality …
science of waiting – operations management and queuing theory Operations management refers to activities … and queue time are best explained by queuing theory. Queuing theory explains the relationship between the … length of the queue (wait list). In particular, queuing theory demonstrates that the relationship between … quantities is not linear (proportional). Without queuing theory, there is no easy way to determine what the … a given number of spaces. FINDINGS 26 Queuing theory shows that, all else held equal, as utilization …
Health Quality Ontario · 2013 English
"The goal of advanced access scheduling is to eliminate wait times for physician visits by ensuring access to same-day appointments, regardless of urgency or health care need. The intent is …
and Donald Berwick. (7-9) The authors applied queuing theory and principles of industrial engineering adapted …
Health Quality Ontario · 2013 English
After an initial review of research on chronic disease management and hospitalization rates, consultation with experts, and presentation to the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC), the review was refocused …
Tantau, and Donald Berwick. The authors applied queuing theory and principles of industrial engineering adapted …
