Table 1 Queuing theory equations
From: Analyzing the queuing theory at the emergency department at King Hussein cancer center
Code | Definition | Equation |
|---|---|---|
Ρ | Operation rate | \(\uprho = \lambda /u\) |
Wq | The average waiting time in a queue | \(\mathrm{Wq}=\uprho /\upmu -\uplambda\) |
Ws | The whole average time in the ED | \(\mathrm{Ws}= 1/\upmu -\uplambda\) |
Lq | The average number of patients in a queue | \(\mathrm{Lq}=\mathrm{ \rho \lambda }/\upmu -\uplambda\) |
Ls | The average number of patients at a specific point | \(\mathrm{Ls}=\uplambda /\upmu -\uplambda\) |