Annually, over 300 million surgeries occur globally, requiring numerous surgical
instruments. However, many instruments on the tray are returned to the central sterile supply …

In order to perform a surgical procedure, substantial numbers of sterile instruments should
be readily available to surgeons through the containers referred to as surgical trays and peel …

We propose combined allocation, assignment, sequencing, and scheduling problems under
uncertainty involving multiple operation rooms (ORs), anesthesiologists, and surgeries as …

Viability of microorganisms left in surgical instrument trays after use is a challenging topic to
observe. The following paper outlines a study conducted that reviewed two main …