The most commonly used techniques for addressing each Emergency Department (ED)
problem (overcrowding, prolonged waiting time, extended length of stay, excessive patient …

Many disasters that have happened in the last decades, including the latest COVID-19
pandemic, have caused a shortage of healthcare resources and change in healthcare …

In order to cope with the growing problem of flood disasters, it is crucial to improve the urban
flood resilience. Hence, this paper develops a novel evaluation methodology to find the …

In hospitals, efficiently scheduling operating rooms (ORs) is challenging, especially for an
inpatient surgical department where complex and long surgeries with different surgery types …

The robotic mobile fulfillment system (RMFS), with wide application in warehousing and
logistics, requires many robots powered by electricity, which significantly impacts energy …

The growing use of digital technologies (DTs) has a myriad of implications to socio-technical
systems, which are not yet fully recognised. This paper investigates the contributions and …

Improving the quality of healthcare in emergency departments (EDs) is at the forefront of
many hospital managers' efforts, as they strive to plan and implement better patient flow …

Introduction to the special issue on “Technology management in a global context: : From
enterprise systems to technology disrupting operations and supply chains”: Journal of …

Upon arrival at emergency departments (EDs), patients are classified into different triage
levels indicating their urgency. Using data from a large hospital in Canada, we find that …

Robot‐assisted surgery is a major advancement in minimally invasive surgical care delivery.
It allows surgeons to gain additional dexterity, improved precision in surgical tasks …