wl_schedule: A simple operation scheduler

In NHSRwaitinglist: Waiting List Metrics Using Queuing Theory

A simple operation scheduler

Description

Takes a list of dates and schedules them to a waiting list, by adding a removal date to the data.frame. This is done in referral date order, I.e. earlier referrals are scheduled first (FIFO).

Usage

wl_schedule(
  waiting_list,
  schedule,
  referral_index = 1,
  removal_index = 2,
  unscheduled = FALSE
)

Arguments

waiting_list	data.frame. A df of referral dates and removals
schedule	vector of dates. Should be formatted as year-month-date, e.g. "2024-04-01". The dates to schedule open referrals into (i.e. dates of unbooked future capacity)
referral_index	integer. The column number in the waiting_list which contains the referral dates
removal_index	integer. The column number in the waiting_list which contains the removal dates
unscheduled	logical. If TRUE, returns a list of scheduled and unscheduled procedures If FALSE, only returns the updated waiting list

Value

data.frame. A df of the updated waiting list with removal dates added according to the schedule

Examples

referrals <- c.Date("2024-01-01", "2024-01-04", "2024-01-10", "2024-01-16")
removals <- c.Date("2024-01-08", NA, NA, NA)
waiting_list <- data.frame("referral" = referrals, "removal" = removals)
schedule <- c.Date("2024-01-03", "2024-01-05", "2024-01-18")
updated_waiting_list <- wl_schedule(waiting_list, schedule)

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