Hospital food management: a multi-objective approach to reduce waste and costs

•The MIP bi-objective model can reduce food waste by 19.70 % and cost by 32.66 %.•On average, children waste 35.43 % of their meals, and eat 41.32 g less than adults.•The pediatric ward has the most food waste per meal, leading to a 20 % reduction.•The vegetarian diet exhibits the highest food waste...

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Published in:	Waste management (Elmsford) Vol. 175; pp. 12 - 21
Main Authors:	Arriz-Jorquiera, Mariana, Acuna, Jorge A., Rodríguez-Carbó, Marian, Zayas-Castro, José L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2024
Subjects:	Food waste Healthcare management Mixed-integer programming Multi-objective optimization Operations research Waste management Food waste Waste management Operations research Multi-objective optimization Healthcare management Mixed-integer programming
ISSN:	0956-053X, 1879-2456, 1879-2456
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