On-Line Booking Policies and Competitive Analysis of Medical Examination in Hospital
From the on-line point, we consider the hospital’s medical examination appointment problem with hierarchical machines. This approach eliminates the need for both demand forecasts and a risk-neutrality assumption. Due to different unit revenue, uncertain demand, and arrival of patients, we design on-...
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| description | From the on-line point, we consider the hospital’s medical examination appointment problem with hierarchical machines. This approach eliminates the need for both demand forecasts and a risk-neutrality assumption. Due to different unit revenue, uncertain demand, and arrival of patients, we design on-line booking policies for two kinds of different situations from the perspective of on-line policy and competitive analysis. After that, we prove the optimal competitive ratios. Through numerical examples, we compare advantages and disadvantages between on-line policies and traditional policies, finding that there is different superiority for these two policies under different arrival sequences. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-06a0312e355c41fab6c20aae1782f0402025-02-03T07:25:42ZengWileyJournal of Applied Mathematics1110-757X1687-00422014-01-01201410.1155/2014/394181394181On-Line Booking Policies and Competitive Analysis of Medical Examination in HospitalLi Luo0Chun-rong Qin1Shi-jun Tang2Xian Chen3Hui-li Guo4Service Management Institute of Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, ChinaService Management Institute of Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, ChinaService Management Institute of Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, ChinaThe West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, ChinaThe West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, ChinaFrom the on-line point, we consider the hospital’s medical examination appointment problem with hierarchical machines. This approach eliminates the need for both demand forecasts and a risk-neutrality assumption. Due to different unit revenue, uncertain demand, and arrival of patients, we design on-line booking policies for two kinds of different situations from the perspective of on-line policy and competitive analysis. After that, we prove the optimal competitive ratios. Through numerical examples, we compare advantages and disadvantages between on-line policies and traditional policies, finding that there is different superiority for these two policies under different arrival sequences.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/394181 |
| spellingShingle | Li Luo Chun-rong Qin Shi-jun Tang Xian Chen Hui-li Guo On-Line Booking Policies and Competitive Analysis of Medical Examination in Hospital Journal of Applied Mathematics |
| title | On-Line Booking Policies and Competitive Analysis of Medical Examination in Hospital |
| title_full | On-Line Booking Policies and Competitive Analysis of Medical Examination in Hospital |
| title_fullStr | On-Line Booking Policies and Competitive Analysis of Medical Examination in Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | On-Line Booking Policies and Competitive Analysis of Medical Examination in Hospital |
| title_short | On-Line Booking Policies and Competitive Analysis of Medical Examination in Hospital |
| title_sort | on line booking policies and competitive analysis of medical examination in hospital |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/394181 |
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