RODGERS, G. J.; YAP, Y. J.; YOUNG, T. P. - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 06 (2003) 02, pp. 215-222
Motivated by recent empirical studies of the length distribution of hospital waiting lists, we introduce and solve a set of models that imitate the formation of waiting lists. Patients arriving in the system must choose a waiting list to join, based on its length. At the same time patients leave...