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Operating Theatre Planning and Scheduling

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In this chapter we present a number of approaches to operating theatre planning and scheduling. We organize these approaches hierarchically, which serves to illustrate the breadth of problems confronted by researchers. At each hierarchical planning level we describe common problems, solution approaches and results from studies at partner hospitals.

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Acknowledgments

The hospitals Erasmus MC and Netherlands Cancer Institute, and all co-authors involved in the various research projects described here: Boucherie RJ, Harten WH van, Houdenhoven M van, Hulshof PJH, Hurink JL, Kazemier G, Lans M van der, Lent WAM van, Oostrum JM van, Wullink G.

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  1. Department of Operational Methods for Production & Logistics, Center for Health Care Operations Improvement & Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Erwin W. Hans & Peter T. Vanberkel

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Hans, E.W., Vanberkel, P.T. (2012). Operating Theatre Planning and Scheduling. In: Hall, R. (eds) Handbook of Healthcare System Scheduling. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 168. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1734-7_5

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