A discrete event simulation for the management of surgical suite scheduling

Authors:
Alfred W. Jones;Vinod K. Sahney;Ali Kurtoglu
Affiliations:
Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Department of Industrial Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan;Administrator for Coporate Planning and Management Services, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan;Graduate Assistant, School of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Venue:
ANSS '83 Proceedings of the 16th annual symposium on Simulation
Year:
1983

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Abstract

This research into operating room scheduling procedures led to the development of an interactive simulation model written in the simulation language SLAM II. It serves as part of a larger decision support system for the management of hospital surgical suites. The paper presents the problem in detail, describes the systems model, gives an example for a suite of eight rooms and twelve surgical type operations, and shows the structure of the coding. The methods presented here have wide applicability and may be used whenever one is concerned with scheduling policies involving advanced bookings.