Applicability of advanced planning and scheduling on surgical blocks

Abstract

An assessment of the suitability of Advanced Planning and Scheduling software on operating rooms and materials centre is carried out. From data gathering and process mapping a scheduling system is implemented and compared to a private hospital’s approach and information system. A method for compromising schedule assertiveness and productivity is proposed and tested on a simulation setting. Final remarks contend that Advanced Planning and Scheduling is a viable tool for surgical block scheduling on the studied hospital and may improve synchronicity with materials centre, sophisticate rescheduling and enable scenario comparison through scheduling simulation.