The Surgical Scheduling Problem: Current Research and Future Opportunities

Jerrold H. May; William E. Spangler; David P. Strum; Luis G. Vargas

doi:10.1111/j.1937-5956.2011.01221.x

The Surgical Scheduling Problem: Current Research and Future Opportunities

Jerrold H. May¹; William E. Spangler²; David P. Strum³; Luis G. Vargas¹

¹ The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA, · ² Palumbo‐Donahue School of Business, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, USA, · ³ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104‐4283, USA,

Production and Operations Management 2011

This paper reviews the general problem of surgical scheduling. We organize the literature based on the time frame or planning horizon of the schedule into six categories: capacity planning, process reengineering/redesign, the surgical services portfolio, procedure duration estimation, schedule construction, and schedule execution, monitoring, and control. We survey past work and suggest topics for potential future research in each of those areas.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2011.01221.x
Volume: 20 (3)
Pages: 392-405
Language: en
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