The outbreak of COVID-19 dramatically impacts the global economy. Mass COVID-19
vaccination is widely regarded as the most promising way to fight against the pandemic and …

The high demand for radiotherapy services, combined with the limited capacity of available
resources, patient unpunctuality, and series of appointments, makes Patient Appointment …

This paper considers the problem of patient scheduling and capacity planning for the
vaccination process during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed solution is based on a …

Scheduling medical appointments plays a fundamental role in managing patient flow and
ensuring high-quality care. However, no-shows can significantly disrupt this process and …

In the face of an increasingly high-demand environment for outpatients, achieving a balance
between allocation of limited medical resources and patient satisfaction has considerable …

We investigate a stochastic distributed appointment assignment and scheduling problem,
which consists of assigning appointments to distributed service units and determining …

The traffic congestion problem has become a significant challenge for green shipping of
inland waterway transport, resulting in long waiting times and high carbon emissions …

Purpose Outpatient care delivery is one of the key revenue sources of a hospital which plays
a salient role in timely care delivery. The key purpose of the study is to propose a multi …

Many companies are implementing emerging digital technologies to improve service quality.
The application of unmanned aerial vehicles (ie, drones) in electronic products after-sales …

Nowadays, hospitals and government departments are struggling to reduce the health costs
and improve the service quality. Hospitals rely mainly on nurses who have many duties …