Fifty years of operational research applied to healthcare

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Titel: Fifty years of operational research applied to healthcare
Autoren: Belien, Jeroen, Brailsford, Sally, Demeulemeester, Erik, Demirtas, Derya, Hans, Erwin W., Harper, Paul
Quelle: European Journal of Operational Research. 326:189-206
Verlagsinformationen: Elsevier BV, 2025.
Publikationsjahr: 2025
Schlagwörter: 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
Beschreibung: 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.
Publikationsart: Article
Dateibeschreibung: text
Sprache: English
ISSN: 0377-2217
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2024.12.040
Rights: Elsevier TDM
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Dokumentencode: edsair.doi.dedup.....b8091bd1e10e9b47a68af6aa9ec2883b
Datenbank: OpenAIRE
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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.
ISSN:03772217
DOI:10.1016/j.ejor.2024.12.040