A Robust Optimization Model for Managing Elective Admission in a Public Hospital

DOI10.1287/OPRE.2015.1423zbMath1334.90201OpenAlexW1832367579MaRDI QIDQ2797465

Melvyn Sim, Meilin Zhang, Fanwen Meng, Singfat Chu, Jin Qi, James S. K. Ang

Publication date: 5 April 2016

Published in: Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.2015.1423

zbMATH Keywords

healthcarerobust optimizationelective admissionhospital operations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of mathematical programming (90C90) Minimax problems in mathematical programming (90C47)

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Uses Software

• ROME

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