Visualizing the demand for various resources as a function of the master surgery schedule: a case study
Beliƫn, Jeroen Demeulemeester, Erik Cardoen, Brecht
Beliƫn, Jeroen
Demeulemeester, Erik
Cardoen, Brecht
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Publication Type
Journal article
Editor
Supervisor
Publication Year
2006
Journal
Journal of Medical Systems
Book
Publication Volume
30
Publication Issue
5
Publication Begin page
343
Publication End page
350
Publication Number of pages
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Abstract
This paper presents a software system that visualizes the impact of the master surgery schedule on the demand for various resources throughout the rest of the hospital. The master surgery schedule can be seen as the engine that drives the hospital. Therefore, it is very important for decision makers to have a clear image on how the demand for resources is linked to the surgery schedule. The software presented in this paper enables schedulers to instantaneously view the impact of, e.g., an exchange of two block assignments in the master surgery schedule on the expected resource consumption pattern. A case study entailing a large Belgian surgery unit illustrates how the software can be used to assist in building better surgery schedules.