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Operations Research in Healthcare Supply Chain Management Under Fuzzy-Stochastic Environment: Operations Research in Healthcare

Operations Research in Healthcare Supply Chain Management Under Fuzzy-Stochastic Environment: Operations Research in Healthcare
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Author(s): S. Priyan (Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, India)and R Uthayakumar (Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, India)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 43
Source title: Supply Chain and Logistics Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0945-6.ch089

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Abstract

Operations research is for mankind in almost all aspects of our life. Applying the scientific method to the management of organizations, industry, government and other enterprises play a vital role in OR. It is used to increase productivity, to improve customer service, to improve quality and to reduce costs. Healthcare has attracted a great attention of governments in order to provide sufficient health services to the people. The provision of healthcare is very complicated and very responsible, that the right drug to the right people at the right time and in good condition to fight the disease. Today, the importance and significance of planning in healthcare can hardly be over emphasized when providing proper and adequate service continues to be a key concern of most countries. Operations research provides a wide range of methodologies that can help health care systems to significantly improve their operations. It helps to solve approximately all the problems involved in healthcare with its useful modeling techniques.

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