L. Reyes-Rubiano
This study addresses the Home Healthcare and Dial-a-Ride Problem, which involves the integrated scheduling and routing of medical staff and patients. The problem requires assigning qualified medical personnel to home-care patients, determining the sequence of visits, and optimizing shared trips where possible. It combines elements of medical staff scheduling and vehicle routing, with constraints on time windows, staff qualifications, vehicle capacities, and working hours.
To tackle this problem, we propose a mathematical optimization model with two objective functions aimed at minimizing (i) drivers' travel time and (ii) the combined travel and waiting time of medical staff and patients. We evaluate our approach on a small-scale instance to analyze trade-offs between these objectives. The results demonstrate the potential of our strategy to improve transportation efficiency in home healthcare services, providing insights into resource allocation and operational decision-making.
Palabras clave: Mixed-integer programming, Healthcare logistics, Shared transportation, Patient transport, Dial-a-ride problem
Programado
SDDS4 Logistica provisòn atención médica I
10 de junio de 2025 11:30
Sala de prensa (MR 13)