Healthcare staff scheduling : emerging fuzzy optimization approaches /: emerging fuzzy optimization approaches. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Mutingi, Charles Mbohwa.
• Authors: Mutingi, Michael; Mbohwa, Charles
• Contents: SECTION I: INTRODUCTION; ; Introduction; Background; Healthcare Staff Scheduling; Nurse Scheduling; Nurse Rerostering; Physician Scheduling; Homecare Nurse Scheduling; Care Task Assignment ; Research Challenges; Need for Practical Multicriteria Reasoning; Need for Adaptability and Flexibility; Need for Interactive Decision Support; Need for Fuzzy Theoretic Approaches ; Fuzzy Set Theory: Preliminaries; Outline of the Book; References; ; SECTION II: EMERGING FUZZY OPTIMIZATION APPROACHES; ; Fuzzy Simulated Metamorphosis Algorithm; Introduction; Biological Metamorphosis Evolution: Theory and Concepts; Metamorphosis Evolution; Hormonal Control; Simulated Metamorphosis Algorithm; Fuzzy Simulated Metamorphosis Algorithm; Initialization; Growth; Maturation ; FSM and Related Algorithms; Application Areas; Summary; References; ; Fuzzy Simulated Evolution Algorithm ; Introduction; Simulated Evolution Algorithm; Fuzzy Simulated Evolution Algorithm; FSE and Related Algorithms: A Comparison; Application Areas; Summary; References; ; Fuzzy Grouping Genetic Algorithm ; Introduction; Grouping Genetic Algorithm; Fuzzy Grouping Genetic Algorithm; FGGA Coding Scheme; Initialization; Fuzzy Fitness Evaluation; Selection; Crossover; Mutation; Inversion and Diversification ; The Overall FGGA Procedure; Application Areas; Summary; References; ; Fuzzy Grouping Particle Swarm Optimization; Introduction; Particle Swarm Optimization; Fuzzy Grouping Particle Swarm Optimization; Group Coding Scheme; Initialization; Fuzzy Evaluation; Velocity and Position Update; The Overall FGPSO Algorithm; Potential Application Areas; Care Task Assignment in Hospitals; Homecare Worker Scheduling; Other Problems ; Summary; References; ; SECTION III: RESEARCH APPLICATIONS; ; Fuzzy Simulated Metamorphosis Algorithm for Nurse Scheduling; Introduction; The Nurse Scheduling Problem; Fuzzy Simulated Metamorphosis for Nurse Scheduling; FSM Coding Scheme; Initialization Phase; Growth Phase; Maturation Phase ; Computational Analysis; Computational Experiments; Results and Discussion; Summary; References; ; Fuzzy Simulated Evolution Algorithms for Nurse Rerostering; Introduction; The Nurse Rerostering Problem; Problem Constraints; Problem Objectives ; Fuzzy Simulated Evolution Approach; FSE Coding Scheme; Initialization; Fitness Evaluation ; Selection; Mutation; Reconstruction ; Overall FSEA Structure; Illustrative Experiments; Results and Discussions; Summary; References; ; Fuzzy Particle Swarm Optimization for Physician Scheduling; Introduction; Related Work; The Physician Scheduling Problem; Fuzzy Particle Swarm Optimization Approach; FPSO Coding Scheme; Initialization; Fitness Evaluation ; The FPSO Implementation; Computational Experiments; Results and Discussions; Summary; Contributions to Knowledge; Contributions to Practice; References; ; Fuzzy Grouping Genetic Algorithm for Homecare Staff Scheduling; Introduction; Related Work; The Homecare Staff Scheduling Problem; The Fuzzy Grouping Genetic Algorithm Approach; Group Encoding Scheme; Initialization; Fuzzy Fitness Evaluation ; Crossover; Mutation; Inversion and Diversification ; GGA Overall Algorithm; Computational Illustrations; Case Problem 1; Case Problem 2; Further Experiments ; Summary; References; ; Fuzzy Grouping Particle Swarm Optimization for Care Task Assignment; Introduction; The Care Task Assignment Problem; Problem Description; Problem Formulation; Problem Objectives ; A Fuzzy Grouping Particle Swarm Optimization; FGPSO Coding Scheme; Initialization; Fitness Evaluation; Velocity and Position Update ; The Overall FGPSO Algorithm; Computational Experiments and Results; Computational Experiments; Results and Discussions; Summary; References; ; Future Trends and Research Prospects in Healthcare Operations ; Summary; Research Contributions; Contributions to Knowledge; Contributions to Practice; Further Research Considerations; Bed Allocation; Patient Scheduling; Operating Room Scheduling ; References; ; Appendix: Fuzzy Set Theory Concepts ; ; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 362.10683; Health facilities -- Personnel management; Medical personnel; Fuzzy mathematics; Mathematical optimization
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498707978
• Related ISBNs: 9781498707961
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