The optimal decision of service provider considering extra waiting area value-added services – pooled or dedicated?

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 58, Number 5, September-October 2024


Page(s)		4307 - 4340
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2024152
Published online		14 October 2024

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