[HTML][HTML] Supply chain resilience: A review from the inventory management perspective
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in global supply chains, leading to
economic damage and product shortages caused by demand surges and supply …
economic damage and product shortages caused by demand surges and supply …
Fair dynamic rationing
We study the allocative challenges that governmental and nonprofit organizations face when
tasked with equitable and efficient rationing of a social good among agents whose needs …
tasked with equitable and efficient rationing of a social good among agents whose needs …
On the foundation of distributionally robust reinforcement learning
Motivated by the need for a robust policy in the face of environment shifts between training
and the deployment, we contribute to the theoretical foundation of distributionally robust …
and the deployment, we contribute to the theoretical foundation of distributionally robust …
Use of real-time information to predict future arrivals in the emergency department
Study objective We aimed to build prediction models for shift-level emergency department
(ED) patient volume that could be used to facilitate prediction-driven staffing. We sought to …
(ED) patient volume that could be used to facilitate prediction-driven staffing. We sought to …
Expanding service capabilities through an on-demand workforce
An on-demand workforce can greatly benefit a traditional call center by allowing it to adjust
its service capacity on demand quickly. Despite its conceptual elegance, the …
its service capacity on demand quickly. Despite its conceptual elegance, the …
Minimax optimal estimation of stability under distribution shift
The performance of decision policies and prediction models often deteriorates when applied
to environments different from the ones seen during training. To ensure reliable operation …
to environments different from the ones seen during training. To ensure reliable operation …
Optimal routing under demand surges: The value of future arrival rates
Motivated by the growing availability of advanced demand forecast tools, we study how to
use future demand information in designing routing strategies in queueing systems under …
use future demand information in designing routing strategies in queueing systems under …
Optimization Automates Emergency Department Nurse Scheduling at Hartford Hospital
To optimize nurse staffing in the emergency department (ED), Hartford Hospital has been
collaborating with academics and consultants to schedule nurse shifts over each six-week …
collaborating with academics and consultants to schedule nurse shifts over each six-week …
Delta coverage: The analytics journey to implement a novel nurse deployment program
Amidst critical levels of nurse shortages, we partnered with Indiana University Health (IUH)
to pioneer a novel suite of advanced data and decision analytics to support a new model of …
to pioneer a novel suite of advanced data and decision analytics to support a new model of …
[HTML][HTML] First deployment of artificial intelligence recommendations in orthopedic surgery
Scant research has delved into the non-clinical facets of artificial intelligence (AI),
concentrating on leveraging data to enhance the efficiency of healthcare systems and …
concentrating on leveraging data to enhance the efficiency of healthcare systems and …