Kortbeek, N.; Braaksma, A.; Burger, C.A.J.; Bakker, P.J.M. - In: International Journal of Production Economics 161 (2015) C, pp. 167-180
Workloads in nursing wards depend highly on patient arrivals and lengths of stay, both of which are inherently variable. Predicting these workloads and staffing nurses accordingly are essential for guaranteeing quality of care in a cost-effective manner. This paper introduces a stochastic method...