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Tactical Operating Theatre Scheduling: Efficient Appointment Assignment

In: Operations Research Proceedings 2007

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  • Rafael Velásquez

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM))

  • Teresa Melo

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM)
    University of Applied Sciences)

  • Karl-Heinz Küfer

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM))

Abstract

Finding an appointment for elective surgeries in hospitals is a task that has a direct impact on the optimization potential for offline and online daily surgery scheduling. A novel approach based on bin packing which takes into account limited resource availability (e.g. staff, equipment), its utilization, clinical priority, hospital bed distribution and surgery difficulty is proposed for this planning level. A solution procedure is presented that explores the specific structure of the model to find appointments for elective surgeries in real time. Tests performed with randomly generated data motivated by a mid size hospital suggest that the new approach yields high quality solutions.

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  • Rafael Velásquez & Teresa Melo & Karl-Heinz Küfer, 2008. "Tactical Operating Theatre Scheduling: Efficient Appointment Assignment," Operations Research Proceedings, in: Jörg Kalcsics & Stefan Nickel (ed.), Operations Research Proceedings 2007, pages 303-308, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:oprchp:978-3-540-77903-2_47
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77903-2_47
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    1. Michael Samudra & Carla Van Riet & Erik Demeulemeester & Brecht Cardoen & Nancy Vansteenkiste & Frank E. Rademakers, 2016. "Scheduling operating rooms: achievements, challenges and pitfalls," Journal of Scheduling, Springer, vol. 19(5), pages 493-525, October.
    2. Francisco Ballestín & Ángeles Pérez & Sacramento Quintanilla, 2019. "Scheduling and rescheduling elective patients in operating rooms to minimise the percentage of tardy patients," Journal of Scheduling, Springer, vol. 22(1), pages 107-118, February.

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