Priority rules for check processing in multiple branch banking: An experimental analysis
研究通过实验测试不同优先规则对银行支票处理中每日处理金额的影响，发现规则效果取决于银行运营特征，对运营管理者有参考价值。
Abstract The check‐processing activity represents a major function in a commercial bank. If checks are quickly processed through the bank, then funds will be transferred to appropriate accounts and the bank will experience minimum float. This paper discusses the use of priority rules to maximize the dollar value of checks processed each day. A series of experiments are developed to test a set of priority rules (heuristics) under different operating conditions of check processing capacity, transit dollar levels, and branch characteristics. The results indicate that significant differences in performance are present for different rules. Also, the usefulness of some rules are dependent upon the commercial bank's operating characteristics, which has important implications for operating managers.