Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Korporaal, R. Author-Name-Last: Korporaal Author-Name: Ridder, A.A.N. Author-Name-Last: Ridder Author-Name-First: Ad Author-Name: Kloprogge, P. Author-Name-Last: Kloprogge Author-Name: Dekker, R. Author-Name-Last: Dekker Author-Name-First: Rommert Author-Person: pde16 Title: Capacity planning of prisons in the Netherlands Abstract: In this paper we describe a decision support system developed to help in assessing the need for various type of prison cells. In particular we predict the probability that a criminal has to be sent home because of a shortage of cells. The problem is modelled through a queueing network with blocking after service. We focus in particular on the new analytical method to solve this network. Creation-Date: 1999-03-30 File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/1563/1_feweco19990330163123.pdf File-Format: application/pdf Series: RePEc:ems:eureir Number: EI 9909-/A Keywords: capacity planning, decision support system, prison cells Handle: RePEc:ems:eureir:1563