Saremi, Alireza; Jula, Payman; ElMekkawy, Tarek; Wang, … - In: International Journal of Production Economics 141 (2013) 2, pp. 646-658
This article addresses the appointment scheduling of outpatient surgeries in a multistage operating room (OR) department with stochastic service times serving multiple patient types. We discuss many challenges, such as the limited availability of multiple resources (e.g., staff, operating rooms,...