Scheduling linen deliveries in a large hospital

M Banerjea-Brodeur (), Cordeau J-F, G Laporte () and A Lasry
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M Banerjea-Brodeur: GERAD and École des Hautes Études Commerciales
Cordeau J-F: GERAD and École des Hautes Études Commerciales
G Laporte: GERAD and École des Hautes Études Commerciales
A Lasry: Numetrix Limited

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 1998, vol. 49, issue 8, 777-780

Abstract: Abstract This article describes the results of a study aimed at improving linen delivery operations in a large teaching hospital in Montreal. Improvements over the previous system were obtained by reassessing the quantities of linen to be delivered and by redesigning the delivery schedule. The problem was solved by means of a tabu search algorithm. After a trial period, the system has been implemented at the hospital.

Keywords: hospital; linen delivery; periodic vehicle routing; tabu search heuristic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600581

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