Sequential Appointment Scheduling Considering Walk-In Patients

This paper develops a sequential appointment algorithm considering walk-in patients. In practice, the scheduler assigns an appointment time for each call-in patient before the call ends, and the appointment time cannot be changed once it is set. Each patient has a certain probability of being a no-s...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chongjun Yan, Jiafu Tang, Bowen Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/564832