Optimal Allocation of Hospital Beds - A Mathematical Programming Approach (Case Study of Public Hospital in Ghana)

dc.contributor.author	Armah, Michael
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-20T10:30:26Z
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-18T22:22:30Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-20T10:30:26Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-18T22:22:30Z
dc.date.issued	NOVEMBER, 2016
dc.description	A thesis submitted to the Department of Mathematics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This thesis provides application of a queuing theory and goal programming combination model to aid in the reallocation of beds in a public hospital in Ghana. The adoption of queuing theory and goal programming gives us a clear objective or target of this study. The queuing theory was able to determine the optimal number of beds required in each department or wards and successfully ensured that no patient is turned away from the wards and no loss of income generation to the hospital. Outcome from queuing theory are used to construct a multiobjective decision aiding model within goal programming framework. The model was tested with one year [January - December, 2010] data collected from a public hospital in Ghana.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	KNUST	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/10071
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Optimal Allocation of Hospital Beds - A Mathematical Programming Approach (Case Study of Public Hospital in Ghana)	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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