Table 3 Statistical distributions and data modelling for the processes for the 8th floor transports.
Processes | Data source | Candidate distribution |
|---|---|---|
Create request | TeleTracking | Interarrival table for every hour of the week |
Await assignment | TeleTracking | Transporters allocation per shift |
Pick up request and equip | Observation | Triangular (12, 13, 18) seconds |
Travel to origin | Observation | Log-logistic (2.924, 1.0985) minutes |
Collect hand-off | Observation | Erlang (2.8, 4) minutes |
Prepare and pick-up the patient | Observation | Pert (1.5, 3, 15.718) minutes |
Call VCC | Observation | Uniform (12, 25) seconds |
One-way | ||
 Travel to destination | Observation | Loglogistic (2.924, 1.0985) minutes |
 Drop off patient | Observation | Loglogistic (2.4884, 0.91) minutes |
Round trip | ||
 Travel to destination | Observation | Loglogistic (2.924, 1.0985) minutes |
 Prepare for procedure | Observation | Triangular (6.33, 7.81, 12.367) minutes |
 Wait and prepare for return | Observation | Triangular (0.715, 0.745, 2.494) minutes |
 Travel to origin | Observation | Loglogistic (2.924, 1.0985) minutes |
 Drop off at floor | Observation | Person VI (6, 5, 1.495) minutes |
