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Hospital Layout Optimization

Hospital Layout Optimization is a specialized method within the field of facility layout optimization that systematically determines the optimal arrangement of departments, units, and operational spaces in a hospital to enhance efficiency, patient flow, and resource utilization while accounting for healthcare-specific constraints and objectives.

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2017–2026

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Hospital Layout as a Quadratic Assignment Problem

Alwalid N. Elshafei · Journal of the Operational Research Society · 1977 · 276 citations

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Integrating systematic layout planning with fuzzy constraint theory to design and optimize the facility layout for operating theatre in hospitals

Qinglian Lin, Hu‐Chen Liu, Duo-Jin Wang et al. · Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing · 2013 · 104 citations

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A hospital facility layout problem finally solved

Peter Hahn, Jakob Krarup · Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing · 2001 · 91 citations

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A hierarchical facility layout planning approach for large and complex hospitals

Stefan Helber, Daniel Böhme, Farid Oucherif et al. · Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal · 2015 · 70 citations

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Lean principles and simulation optimization for emergency department layout design

Teng-Kuan Wang, Taho Yang, Chih-Yao Yang et al. · Industrial Management & Data Systems · 2015 · 66 citations

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Authors

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  1. IV
    Ines Verena Arnolds

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

    3 publications · 99 citations

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  2. AN
    Alwalid N. Elshafei

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 303 citations

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  3. SN
    Stefan Nickel

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  4. JY
    Jian Yang

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    2 publications · 75 citations

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  5. PN
    Pirouz Nourian

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    2 publications · 49 citations

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Institutions

89

  1. Tongji University

    Shanghai, China

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    307 citations

  2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

    Karlsruhe, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    145 citations

  3. Yaşar University

    Izmir, Türkiye

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    84 citations

  4. American University of Beirut

    Beirut, Lebanon

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  5. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    299 citations

  6. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

    Villeurbanne, France

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    61 citations

  7. Laboratoire d'Automatique, de Mécanique et d'Informatique Industrielles et Humaines

    Valenciennes, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  8. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    182 citations

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Venues

  1. Annals of Operations Research

    3 publications · 109 citations

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  2. Journal of Building Engineering

    3 publications · 104 citations

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  4. Journal of the Operational Research Society

    OR · 2 publications · 301 citations

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  5. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

    1 publications · 22 citations

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