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Operating Room Scheduling Optimization Based On A Fuzzy Uncertainty Approach And Metaheuristic Algorithms, P Maghzi, M Mohammadi, S H.R Pasandideh, B Naderi

Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications

Today, planning and scheduling problems are the most significant issues in the world and make a great impact on improving organizational productivity and serving systems such as medical and healthcare providers. Since operating room planning is a major problem in healthcare organizations, the optimization of medical staff and equipment plays an essential role. Thus, this study presents a multi-objective mathematical model with a new categorization (preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative) to minimize operating room scheduling and the risk of using equipment. Time constraints in healthcare systems and medical equipment limited capacity are the most significant considered limitation in the present study. …