Single machine parallel-batch scheduling under time-of-use electricity prices: New formulations and optimisation approaches

Z Tian, L Zheng - European Journal of Operational Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Electricity costs account for a relatively large proportion of total production costs in many
energy-intensive manufacturing industries. And energy-efficient scheduling is getting …

[Retracted] Design of Optimal Scheduling Model for Emergency Medical Supplies by Blockchain Technology

Y Zhao - Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The study aims to explore the scheduling plan for the emergency of blockchain technology
in the medical industry. Network security architecture for medical supplies management …

Robust capacity planning for sterilisation department of a hospital

E Gökalp, E Sanci - International Journal of Production Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Sterile services departments are special units designed to perform sterilisation operations in
an efficient way within a hospital. The delays in sterilisation services cause significant …

When serial batch scheduling involves parallel batching decisions: A branch and price scheme

O Ozturk - Computers & Operations Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper studies a scheduling problem in which serial and parallel batching decisions
must be simultaneously taken. There is a single machine with a fixed capacity that can …

Integrated procurement and reprocessing planning for reusable medical devices with a limited shelf life

S Rickers, F Sahling - Health Care Management Science, 2024 - Springer
We present a new model formulation for a multiproduct dynamic order quantity problem with
product returns and a reprocessing option. The optimization considers the limited shelf life of …

Robust Scheduling and Planning of Operating Rooms and Sterilization Unit with Emergency and Elective Patients: Two Metaheuristic Algorithms

F Arjmandi, P Samouei - Journal of Industrial Engineering …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
Great attention should be paid to planning and scheduling surgeries in the operating room
which is the most sensitive ward in the health context in terms of cost and specific sensitivity …

Optimization and Simulation of the Medical Device Sterilization in Hospitals

A Jafarbigloo - 2021 - ruor.uottawa.ca
There is no doubt Medical Devices have a crucial role in hospital processes such as
surgeries and therapeutic procedures. Medical devices available in hospitals are of two …