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

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 …

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 …

Increased healthcare costs are pushing hospitals to reduce costs and increase the quality of
care. Operating rooms are the most important source of income and expense for hospitals …

This paper presents a comprehensive and novel mathematical model to address the
scheduling problem of inpatient surgeries. The interaction quality and compatibility level of …

Adequate access to health care is one of the main strategic axes considered in the
Portuguese National Health Plan. This plan seeks to ensure the best performance and …

In hospitals, surgeries are treated either on an outpatient or on an inpatient basis.
Outpatients are normally routine patients that enter and leave the hospital on the same day …

In this paper, we study a dynamic operating room scheduling problem which consists of
three stages. The problem simultaneously tackles the capacity allocation of operating rooms …

Operating room (OR) scheduling is important. Because of increasing demand for surgical
services, hospitals must provide high quality care more efficiently with limited resources …

In this paper we address the problem of generating master surgical schedules (MSSs) that
adhere to staff and equipment restrictions whilst ensuring patients are treated in a timely …