In this paper, a multi-objective decision aiding model is introduced for allocation of beds in a hospital. The model is based on queuing theory and goal programming (GP). Queuing theory is used to ...

Queueing theory is a mathematical study of waiting lines or queues used to model a wide array of practical systems such as call centres, manufacturing lines, computer networks and healthcare ...

This paper applies the earlier work of Barlow, Rogers and Williams on the Wiener-Hopf factorization of finite Markov chains to a number of questions in the theory of fluid models of queues.