This article addresses the appointment scheduling of outpatient surgeries in a multistage operating room (OR) department with stochastic service times serving multiple patient types. We discuss many challenges, such as the limited availability of multiple resources (e.g., staff, operating rooms,...

The growing implementation of industrial 4.0 (I4.0) equips the supply chain (SC) as a smart and data-driven system to deliver products and services in a more accessible and affordable manner. This need for better decision making has stimulated the SC community to explore data-intensive...