Hospital length of stay of patients is a crucial factor for the effective planning and
management of hospital resources. There is considerable interest in predicting the LoS of …

This paper provides a review of recent operational research on operating room planning
and scheduling. We evaluate the literature on multiple fields that are related to either the …

Process mining techniques can be used to analyse business processes using the data
logged during their execution. These techniques are leveraged in a wide range of domains …

We provide a comprehensive overview of the typical decisions to be made in resource
capacity planning and control in health care, and a structured review of relevant articles from …

Operating theatre represents one of the most critical and expensive hospital resources since
a high percentage of the hospital admissions is due to surgical interventions. The main …

In hospitals, the operating room (OR) is a particularly expensive facility and thus efficient
scheduling is imperative. This can be greatly supported by using advanced methods that are …

Abstract Analysis of hospital processes is essential for development of improved methods,
policies and decision tools for overall performance improvement of the hospital system …

Background Determining the optimal number of hospital beds is a complex and challenging
endeavor and requires models and techniques which are sensitive to the multi-level …

Over the past 40 years, health care organizations have faced ever-increasing pressures to
deliver quality care while facing rising costs, lower reimbursements, and new regulatory …

Inventory management in a healthcare system needs to be compatible with its operations
and critical characteristics ensuring minimization of inventory-related cost as well as …