Title :
Multi-objective simulation optimization for a cancer treatment center
Author :
Baesler, Felipe F. ; Sepúlveda, José A.
Author_Institution :
Departamento de Ingenieria Ind., Univ. del BioBio, Concepcion, Chile
Abstract :
The paper presents a case study application of a cancer treatment center facility. A simulation model was created and integrated to a multi-objective optimization heuristic developed by the authors with the purpose of finding the best combination of control variables that optimize the performance of four different objectives related to the system. The results obtained show that the implementation of the proposed solution could improve the four objectives, compared to the existing solution
Keywords :
cancer; digital simulation; health care; medical administrative data processing; operations research; optimisation; patient treatment; scheduling; cancer treatment center; case study application; control variables; multi-objective optimization heuristic; multi-objective simulation optimization; performance optimization; simulation model; Cancer; Disaster management; Hospitals; Industrial engineering; Medical services; Optimization methods; Response surface methodology; Search methods; Strategic planning; Utility theory;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the Winter
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7307-3
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2001.977463
