Home Care Services: optimization models and algorithms
Home Care Services are all services (medical, paramedical and social services) which are delivered at the premises of the patient. Their provision at home is increasingly advocated as safe, psychologically beneficial and cost-effective, both for hospitals and patients.
We develop mathematical models and optimization algorithms to solve challenging problems arising in Home Care. They address complex timing constraints, resource management issues and uncertainty aspects, such as unexpected resource shortage or shock of patient demand.
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Selected Publications
2018 |
Cappanera, Paola; Scutellà, Maria Grazia; Nervi, Federico; Galli, Laura Demand uncertainty in robust Home Care optimization Journal Article Omega, 80 , pp. 95–110, 2018. @article{Cappanera2018, title = {Demand uncertainty in robust Home Care optimization}, author = {Paola Cappanera and Maria Grazia Scutellà and Federico Nervi and Laura Galli}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2017.08.012}, doi = {10.1016/j.omega.2017.08.012}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-01-01}, journal = {Omega}, volume = {80}, pages = {95--110}, publisher = {Elsevier BV}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
2017 |
Cappanera, Paola; Scutellà, Maria Grazia Pattern Generation Policies to Cope with Robustness in Home Care Incollection Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, pp. 257–268, Springer International Publishing, 2017. @incollection{Cappanera2017, title = {Pattern Generation Policies to Cope with Robustness in Home Care}, author = {Paola Cappanera and Maria Grazia Scutellà}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66146-9_23}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-66146-9_23}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-01-01}, booktitle = {Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics}, pages = {257--268}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {incollection} } |
2016 |
Yalçindağ, Semih; Cappanera, Paola; Scutellà, Maria Grazia; Şahin, Evren; Matta, Andrea Pattern-based decompositions for human resource planning in home health care services Journal Article Computers & Operations Research, 73 , pp. 12–26, 2016. @article{Yalnda2016, title = {Pattern-based decompositions for human resource planning in home health care services}, author = {Semih Yalçindağ and Paola Cappanera and Maria Grazia Scutellà and Evren Şahin and Andrea Matta}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2016.02.011}, doi = {10.1016/j.cor.2016.02.011}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, journal = {Computers & Operations Research}, volume = {73}, pages = {12--26}, publisher = {Elsevier BV}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
2015 |
Cappanera, Paola; Scutellà, Maria Grazia Joint Assignment, Scheduling, and Routing Models to Home Care Optimization: A Pattern-Based Approach Journal Article Transportation Science, 49 (4), pp. 830–852, 2015. @article{Cappanera2015, title = {Joint Assignment, Scheduling, and Routing Models to Home Care Optimization: A Pattern-Based Approach}, author = {Paola Cappanera and Maria Grazia Scutellà}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2014.0548}, doi = {10.1287/trsc.2014.0548}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Transportation Science}, volume = {49}, number = {4}, pages = {830--852}, publisher = {Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
2013 |
Cappanera, Paola; Scutellà, Maria Grazia Home Care optimization: impact of pattern generation policies on scheduling and routing decisions Journal Article Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics, 41 , pp. 53–60, 2013. @article{Cappanera2013, title = {Home Care optimization: impact of pattern generation policies on scheduling and routing decisions}, author = {Paola Cappanera and Maria Grazia Scutellà}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endm.2013.05.075}, doi = {10.1016/j.endm.2013.05.075}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics}, volume = {41}, pages = {53--60}, publisher = {Elsevier BV}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |