On‐Line Booking Policies and Competitive Analysis of Medical Examination in Hospital

Li Luo, Chun-rong Qin, Shi-jun Tang, Xian Chen and Hui-li Guo

Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2014, vol. 2014, issue 1

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2014
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