Fifty years of operational research applied to healthcare
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| Title: | Fifty years of operational research applied to healthcare |
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| Authors: | Belien, Jeroen, Brailsford, Sally, Demeulemeester, Erik, Demirtas, Derya, Hans, Erwin W., Harper, Paul |
| Source: | European Journal of Operational Research. 326:189-206 |
| Publisher Information: | Elsevier BV, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Subject Terms: | Technology, Operations Research, Social Sciences, DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION, 46 Information and computing sciences, Humanitarian logistics, Business & Economics, Human resource planning, RESOURCE-ALLOCATION MODEL, PATIENT PRIORITIZATION, OR in health services, INCORPORATING HUMAN-BEHAVIOR, 40 Engineering, OF-THE-ART, Public health, Science & Technology, DECISION-SUPPORT-SYSTEM, COVERING LOCATION MODEL, Scheduling, Operations Research & Management Science, Management, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, MENTAL-HEALTH, 49 Mathematical sciences |
| Description: | This paper gives an overview of five decades of operational research applied to healthcare, structured along nine key application domains: personnel scheduling, blood supply chain management, cancer diagnosis and treatment, emergency medical response and disaster relief, infectious diseases, long-term conditions, diagnostic imaging, public health, and operating room scheduling. Each section summarises the main contributions, developments, recent trends and future research. The review focuses on the European context, which is dominated by public healthcare systems with its specific strengths and challenges. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| File Description: | text |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0377-2217 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejor.2024.12.040 |
| Rights: | Elsevier TDM CC BY NC ND |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....b8091bd1e10e9b47a68af6aa9ec2883b |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | This paper gives an overview of five decades of operational research applied to healthcare, structured along nine key application domains: personnel scheduling, blood supply chain management, cancer diagnosis and treatment, emergency medical response and disaster relief, infectious diseases, long-term conditions, diagnostic imaging, public health, and operating room scheduling. Each section summarises the main contributions, developments, recent trends and future research. The review focuses on the European context, which is dominated by public healthcare systems with its specific strengths and challenges. |
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| ISSN: | 03772217 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejor.2024.12.040 |