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Improving operating room utilization at Bergman Clinics: Evaluation of various surgery scheduling approaches using discrete-event simulation
Kamp, S.A.M. (2020) Improving operating room utilization at Bergman Clinics: Evaluation of various surgery scheduling approaches using discrete-event simulation.
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| Abstract: | In this thesis, several interventions are assessed by using discrete-event simulation, in order to increase operating room utilization at Bergman Clinics. The interventions concern adjusting the surgery scheduling rule, the planning horizon or the appointment flexibility. We have proposed a surgery scheduling rule that is based on revenue management. Combining this rule with the latest start time rule increases the average operating room utilization with 1.7%.The average surgery access time increases with 8 days. Using a shorter planning horizon improves surgery access times but is at the expense of operating room utilization. The appointment flexibility indicates the number of surgery dates that a patient can choose from. Less appointment flexibility results in higher operating room utilization. The difference in operating room utilization between an appointment flexibility of 1 choice and 4 choices is 4.5%. We conclude that improving the average operating room utilization is at the expense of the average surgery access time. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 58 process technology |
| Programme: | Industrial Engineering and Management MSc (60029) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/80898 |
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