Applying Queuing Theory and Mixed Integer Programming to Blood Center Nursing Schedules of a Large Hospital in China

Table 1

Patient arrival rates (people/min) for different time shifts and days.

Days	7 a.m.–10 a.m.	10 a.m.–1 a.m.	1 p.m.–5 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday	5.23	2.16	0.79
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday	4.56	1.61	0.67
Saturday, Sunday	2.45	0.89	0.42