Date of Award
2013
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Awarded
Master of Science (MS)
Program
Industrial Engineering and Management
Department
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
College
Engineering
Faculty Advisor
Shi, Jing
Description
In this study, we discuss the implementation of integrated simulation and genetic algorithm for patient scheduling optimization under two different settings, namely the "traditional" scheduling system and the "open access" scheduling system. Under the "traditional" setting, we propose a two-phase approach for designing a weekly scheduling template for outpatient clinics providing multiple types of services. Our results demonstrate that the two-phase approach can efficiently find the promising weekly appointment scheduling templates for outpatient clinics. Under the "open access" setting, we propose a discrete event simulation and genetic algorithm (DES-GA) approach to find the heuristic optimal scheduling template for the clinic allowing both open access and walk-in patients. The solution provides scheduling templates consisting of not only the optimal number of reservations for open access appointments and walk-ins, but also the optimized allocation of these reserved slots, by minimizing the average cost per admission of open access or walk-in patient.
Recommended Citation
Peng, Yidong, "Applying Simulation and Genetic Algorithm for Patient Appointment Scheduling Optimization" (2013). Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. 1.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/indust-manufac-engineering/1
Rights
NDSU Policy 190.6.2
Rights Link
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Handle Identifier
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27015