Evaluating the impact of optimization algorithms for patient transits dispatching using discrete event simulation

We present a set of algorithms with varying complexity, ranging from simple heuristics to the use of critical path methods to combine mixed integer formulations for the separated orderly and nurse problems. To address a transit service’s stochasticity, volatility and the resulting need for constant re-optimization, we embed the optimization algorithms in a discrete event simulation to evaluate their performance under realistic circumstances.

Source: Operations Research for Health Care - July 10, 2018 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research