Harper P R

P R Harper

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Found 10 papers in total
A Queueing Theoretic Approach to Set Staffing Levels in Time-Dependent Dual-Class Service Systems*
A Queueing Theoretic Approach to Set Staffing Levels in Time-Dependent Dual-Class Service Systems*
2017
This article addresses the optimal staffing problem for a nonpreemptive priority queue...
Can you model growth of trust? A study of the sustainability of a rural community health centre in North India
Can you model growth of trust? A study of the sustainability of a rural community health centre in North India
2015
Trust in the service provided by any health facility is of vital importance to its...
Bicriteria efficiency/equity hierarchical location models for public service application
Bicriteria efficiency/equity hierarchical location models for public service application
2013
As is often the case in healthcare provision, public services may offer facilities at...
Overcoming the barriers: a qualitative study of simulation adoption in the NHS
Overcoming the barriers: a qualitative study of simulation adoption in the NHS
2013
This paper addresses a key issue in the health OR literature, namely the apparent...
Ambulance allocation for maximal survival with heterogeneous outcome measures
Ambulance allocation for maximal survival with heterogeneous outcome measures
2012
This paper proposes new models for locating emergency medical services (EMS) by...
Predicting ambulance demand using singular spectrum analysis
Predicting ambulance demand using singular spectrum analysis
2012
This paper demonstrates techniques to generate accurate predictions of demand exerted...
Discrete Conditional Phase‐type models utilising classification trees: Application to modelling health service capacities
Discrete Conditional Phase‐type models utilising classification trees: Application to modelling health service capacities
2012
Discrete Conditional Phase‐type models (DC‐Ph) consist of a process...
Incorporating human behaviour in simulation models of screening for breast cancer
Incorporating human behaviour in simulation models of screening for breast cancer
2012
Simulation modelling is widely used in many industries in order to assess and evaluate...
Small world network models of the dynamics of HIV infection
Small world network models of the dynamics of HIV infection
2010
It has long been recognised that the structure of social networks plays an important...
Modelling the size and skill-mix of hospital nursing teams
Modelling the size and skill-mix of hospital nursing teams
2010
Previously published work has described the development of a hospital capacity...
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