Multi-objective optimization for scheduling elective surgical patients at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg

Health Sciences Centre (HSC) in Winnipeg is the major healthcare facility serving Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, and Nunavut. An evaluation of HSC’s adult surgical patient flow revealed that one major barrier to smooth flow was their Operating Room (OR) scheduling system. This thesis presents a new...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tan, Yin Yin
Other Authors: ElMekkawy, Tarek (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)
Language:en_US
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3081