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
Demand uncertainty in robust Home Care optimization Journal Article
In: Omega, vol. 80, pp. 95–110, 2018.
2017
Pattern Generation Policies to Cope with Robustness in Home Care Book Section
In: Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, pp. 257–268, Springer International Publishing, 2017.
2016
Pattern-based decompositions for human resource planning in home health care services Journal Article
In: Computers & Operations Research, vol. 73, pp. 12–26, 2016.
2015
Joint Assignment, Scheduling, and Routing Models to Home Care Optimization: A Pattern-Based Approach Journal Article
In: Transportation Science, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 830–852, 2015.
2013
Home Care optimization: impact of pattern generation policies on scheduling and routing decisions Journal Article
In: Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics, vol. 41, pp. 53–60, 2013.