Table 1 Description of parameters and decision variables of the problem
From: Research on outpatient capacity planning combining lean thinking and integer linear programming
Name | Constraint type | Data type | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LWT | Decision | Continuous non-negative | LWT | Maximum working time after planning |
Npp[] | Decision | Continuous non-negative | npp | The number of patients transferred in and out by each doctor after scheduling |
Total_doctor | Parameter | Continuous non-negative | td | Total number of doctors |
Total_patient | Parameter | Continuous non-negative | tp | Total number of patients |
Doctor_pat[][] | Parameter | Binary | dpat | Each patient's appointment relationship with the doctor |
Exam_time | Parameter | Continuous non-negative | et | Examination service time per patient |
Diagnosis_time | Parameter | Continuous non-negative | dt | Diagnosis service time per patient |
Work_time[] | Parameter | Continuous non-negative | wt | Maximum working time per doctor |
Senior_doctor | Parameter | Continuous non-negative | SD | Number of senior doctors |
A-Senior_doctor | Parameter | Continuous non-negative | ASD | Number of Associate senior doctors |
Sen_doctor_pat | Parameter | Continuous non-negative | SDP | All the patients that each doctor has to service |
A_Sen_doc_pat | Parameter | Continuous non-negative | ADP | All the patients that each associate doctor has to service |