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An Integrated Model of Patient and Staff Satisfaction Using Queuing Theory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper investigates the connection between patient satisfaction, waiting time, staff satisfaction and service time. It uses a variety of models to enable improvement against experiential and operational health service goals.
Clarkson, J   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Modelling Dynamic Traffic Loads in Multiserver Queues using G/G/k Queue

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
Operations research and marketing management have benefited greatly from the important science of queuing optimisation. We take into account a multiserver single input G/G/k queue for study.
Vimhala K, Lavanya Gowrishankar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Velocity‐based stowage policy for a semiautomated fulfillment system

open access: yesProduction and Operations Management, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Online retail fulfillment is increasingly performed by semiautomated fulfillment systems in which inventory is stored in mobile pods that are moved by robotic drives. In this paper, we develop a model that explores the benefits of velocity‐based stowage policies for semiautomated fulfillment systems, also known as robotic mobile fulfillment ...
Tolga Cezik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Service and price competition when customers are naive

open access: yes, 2012
We consider a system of two service providers each with a separate queue. Customers choose one queue to join upon arrival and can switch between queues in real time before entering service to maximize their spot utility, which is a function of price and ...
JIANG, Li, LI, Li, LIU, Liming
core   +2 more sources

Mixed Polling with Rerouting and Applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Queueing systems with a single server in which customers wait to be served at a finite number of distinct locations (buffers/queues) are called discrete polling systems.
Combes, Richard, Kavitha, Veeraruna
core   +2 more sources

ControlIt: A Universal Framework for Translational, Adaptive, and Online Brain–Computer Interfaces

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) lack a unified platform that works across signals and algorithms. ControlIt, an open‐source, modular ROS2‐based BCI framework supporting electroencephalography (EEG), electrocorticography (ECoG), and spike‐based decoding across both classification and regression tasks is presented.
Wanlin Yang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lean Operations Optimization Model Under the TQM and SLP in the Carwash Sector: Case of a SME in Peru

open access: yesProceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
This research article proposes the application of Lean Total Quality Management (TQM) and Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) tools to review, standardize and improve the car wash process of a SME in Peru.
Alberto Muñoz   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Parental choice of private tuition: Valuing attention, judging quality and navigating access in England's underregulated supplementary education market

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Private supplementary education is burgeoning worldwide, and over 25% of English children have received private tutoring. The neoliberalisation of education and parents' responsibilisation for children's attainment have driven market growth, but not all can afford to participate.
Sarah L. Holloway   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Self‐Checkout Technology on Shopping Behavior in B2B Retail: Evidence From Point‐Of‐Sale Transaction Data

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of self‐checkout technology implementation on B2B customer shopping behavior using a novel methodological approach that combines propensity score matching with difference‐in‐differences analysis on actual point‐of‐sale transaction data.
Jindřich Špička   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Service Work as Lived Experience: A Problematizing Review

open access: yesHuman Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Between employee burnout and growing recruitment challenges, a systemic crisis confronts the service industry. One reason lies in the scope of received human resource management (HRM) approaches, which often emphasize organizational performance metrics at the expense of the emotional, social, and material experiences of doing frontline service
Kushagra Bhatnagar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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