Operating Theatre Scheduling to Minimize Waiting Times, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Akbari Jokar, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
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The most common procedure of operating theatre scheduling in hospitals consists of two major steps called assignment and sequencing. In the first step, patients are assigned to a so called block (part of an operating room time in a specific day). The sequencing step is usually executed a day before the pre-defined day. In this step, the head nurse makes a sequence of the operations while she consults with the relating surgeons and considers all of the conditions and then the patients are informed about their operation time. Although the head nurse does not have a biased look, surgeons usually believe that the schedule is unfair to them. Moreover, the schedule is prepared through trial and...
Cataloging briefOperating Theatre Scheduling to Minimize Waiting Times, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Akbari Jokar, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
Abstract
The most common procedure of operating theatre scheduling in hospitals consists of two major steps called assignment and sequencing. In the first step, patients are assigned to a so called block (part of an operating room time in a specific day). The sequencing step is usually executed a day before the pre-defined day. In this step, the head nurse makes a sequence of the operations while she consults with the relating surgeons and considers all of the conditions and then the patients are informed about their operation time. Although the head nurse does not have a biased look, surgeons usually believe that the schedule is unfair to them. Moreover, the schedule is prepared through trial and...
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