Improving economic efficiency of operating rooms: Production planning approach

International Journal of Services and Standards

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-213

  Peltokorpi, Antti ^a   Torkki, Paulus ^a   Kämäräinen, Vesa ^a   Hynynen, Markku ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Control; Efficiency; Operating room management; Production planning; Scheduling; Services; Staffing; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349973660     PISSN: 17408849     EISSN: 17408857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSS.2009.028673     Document Type: Article

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