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The Research On Ikea (China)'S Supply Chain Management, Yingyan Yuan
The Research On Ikea (China)'S Supply Chain Management, Yingyan Yuan
World Maritime University Dissertations
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Research On Port Logistics And Customs Clearance At Shanghai Port, Yi Yao
Research On Port Logistics And Customs Clearance At Shanghai Port, Yi Yao
World Maritime University Dissertations
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Strategy Research On The Problems Of Newlandocean Logistics Company, Lubin Liu
Strategy Research On The Problems Of Newlandocean Logistics Company, Lubin Liu
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Or Practice—Efficient Short-Term Allocation And Reallocation Of Patients To Floors Of A Hospital During Demand Surges, Steven M. Thompson, Manuel Nunez, Robert Garfinkel, Matthew D. Dean
Or Practice—Efficient Short-Term Allocation And Reallocation Of Patients To Floors Of A Hospital During Demand Surges, Steven M. Thompson, Manuel Nunez, Robert Garfinkel, Matthew D. Dean
Management Faculty Publications
Many hospitals face the problem of insufficient capacity to meet demand for inpatient beds, especially during demand surges. This results in quality degradation of patient care due to large delays from admission time to the hospital until arrival at a floor. In addition, there is loss of revenue because of the inability to provide service to potential patients. A solution to the problem is to proactively transfer patients between floors in anticipation of a demand surge. Optimal reallocation poses an extraordinarily complex problem that can be modeled as a finite-horizon Markov decision process. Based on the optimization model, a decision-support …