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. 2021 Apr 10;11(3):445–469. doi: 10.1007/s12553-021-00547-5

Table 3.

Default values of the weights of the cost components [18]

Cost component Accounting Value
Missing room equipment (PRC1) per day, per patient 20
Unsatisfied room preference (PRC2) per day, per patient 10
Partial specialty level (PRC3) per day, per patient 20
Unsatisfied gender policy (PRC4) per day, per patient 10
Transfer (Tr) per patient 100
Delay (De) per day, per patient, per priority 5
Overcrowd Risk (Ri) per patient 1
Idle Operating Room Slots (IOS) per minute 10
Idle Room Capacity (IR) per day, per bed 20
Overtime (ORO and ORTO) per minute 3