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

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

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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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  • Li Luo & Chun-rong Qin & Shi-jun Tang & Xian Chen & Hui-li Guo, 2014. "On-Line Booking Policies and Competitive Analysis of Medical Examination in Hospital," Journal of Applied Mathematics, Hindawi, vol. 2014, pages 1-6, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnljam:394181
    DOI: 10.1155/2014/394181
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