This paper offers a summary of the latest studies on healthcare scheduling problems
including patients' admission scheduling problem, nurse scheduling problem, operation …

This paper provides a comprehensive survey of research on operating room planning and
scheduling problems. Aiming to give a comprehensive classification on the studied …

We provide a comprehensive overview of the typical decisions to be made in resource
capacity planning and control in health care, and a structured review of relevant articles from …

In hospitals, the operating room (OR) is a particularly expensive facility and thus efficient
scheduling is imperative. This can be greatly supported by using advanced methods that are …

This study reviews the research on planning and scheduling in healthcare published in
Production and Operations Management (POM) and other prestigious operations …

A comprehensive review and analysis of operating room (OR) theatre scheduling problems
as well as a comparison of solution approaches along with suggestions for future studies are …

This article addresses the appointment scheduling of outpatient surgeries in a multistage
operating room (OR) department with stochastic service times serving multiple patient types …

In 2007, total health-care spending in the United States reached US $2. 3 trillion, and
continues to rise at the fastest rate in US history. The design and implementation of better …

Patient appointment booking, sequencing, and scheduling decisions are challenging for
outpatient procedure centers due to uncertainty in procedure times and patient attendance …

Simulation is a powerful tool for modeling complex systems with intricate relationships
between various entities and resources. Simulation optimization refers to methods that …