Optimization and approximation methods for dynamic appointment scheduling with patient choices

DOI10.1016/j.cor.2017.12.009zbMath1391.90338MaRDI QIDQ1651585

Jin Wang, Youhua (Frank) Chen, Minghui Xu

Publication date: 12 July 2018

Published in: Computers \& Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2017.12.009

zbMATH Keywords

dynamic programming; approximation; appointment scheduling; healthcare management; patient choices

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

90C15: Stochastic programming

90B35: Deterministic scheduling theory in operations research

90B36: Stochastic scheduling theory in operations research

90C39: Dynamic programming

90C40: Markov and semi-Markov decision processes