Resource-constrained machine scheduling with machine eligibility restriction and its applications to surgical operations scheduling

Shan Wang (), Huiqiao Su () and Guohua Wan ()
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Shan Wang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Huiqiao Su: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Guohua Wan: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 2015, vol. 30, issue 4, No 11, 982-995

Abstract: Abstract We study a problem arising from surgical operations scheduling and model it as a resource-constrained machine scheduling problem with machine eligibility restriction to minimize the makespan. By decomposing the problem into two sub-problems, we develop effective heuristic algorithms to solve the problem. We test the proposed algorithms on randomly generated instances as well as real data set from a large hospital. The numerical results show the effectiveness and potential practical value of the models and the algorithms.

Keywords: Healthcare; Surgical operations scheduling; Machine eligibility; Resource constraint; Heuristic algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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