Discrete-event simulation (DES) is a stochastic modeling approach widely used to address
dynamic and complex systems, such as healthcare. In this review, academic databases …

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

Despite increasing research interest in big data analytics, exploring its important role in
implementing supply chain management practices in healthcare organisations is still one of …

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

The American healthcare system is at a crossroads, and analytics, as an organizational skill,
figures to play a pivotal role in its future. As more healthcare systems capture information …

This paper presents a review of the literature on multi-appointment scheduling problems in
hospitals. In these problems, patients need to sequentially visit multiple resource types in a …

As the operations management (OM) and supply chain management (SCM) field has
evolved, a greater emphasis on services has emerged. The healthcare industry represents …

Strategic Operations Management, 4th Edition, shows how vital it is to have world-class
operations management in any organisation. In the past, where organisations tended to be …

The problem of no‐shows (patients who do not arrive for scheduled appointments) is
particularly significant for health care clinics, with reported no‐show rates varying widely …

To improve service delivery, healthcare facilities look toward operations research
techniques, discrete event simulation and continuous improvement approaches such as …