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SCHEDULING MOBILE DENTAL CLINICS: A HEURISTIC APPROACH CONSIDERING FAIRNESS AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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dc.creatorGUILLERMO OCTAVIO LATORRE NUÑEZ
dc.creatorCARLOS ENRIQUE OBREQUE NÍÑEZ
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T15:33:26Z
dc.date.available2025-01-10T15:33:26Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractMOBILE DENTAL CLINICS (MDCS) ARE SUITABLE SOLUTIONS FOR SERVICING PEOPLE LIVING IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS THAT REQUIRE DENTAL HEALTHCARE. MDCS CAN PROVIDE DENTAL CARE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS. HOWEVER, SCHEDULING MDCS TO VISIT PATIENTS IS CRITICAL TO DEVELOPING EFCIENT DENTAL PROGRAMS. HERE, WE STUDY A MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC SCHEDULING PROBLEM THAT ARISES FROM THE REAL-LIFE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE FACED BY A SCHOOL-BASED MOBILE DENTAL CARE PROGRAM IN SOUTHERN CHILE. THIS PROBLEM INVOLVES SCHEDULING MDCS TO TREAT HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHILE CONSIDERING A FAIRNESS CONSTRAINT AMONG DISTRICTS. SCHOOLS ARE CIRCUMSCRIBED INTO DISTRICTS, AND BY PROGRAM REGULATIONS, AT LEAST 50% OF THE STUDENTS IN EACH DISTRICT MUST RECEIVE DENTAL CARE DURING THE FRST SEMESTER. FAIRNESS PREVENTS SOME DISTRICTS FROM WAITING MORE TIME TO RECEIVE DENTAL CARE THAN OTHERS. WE MODEL THE PROBLEM AS A PARALLEL MACHINE SCHEDULING PROBLEM WITH SEQUENCE-DEPENDENT SETUP COSTS AND BATCH DUE DATES AND PROPOSE A MATHEMATICAL MODEL AND A GENETIC ALGORITHM-BASED SOLUTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. OUR COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THE EFECTIVENESS OF OUR APPROACHES IN OBTAINING NEAR-OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS. FINALLY, DENTAL PROGRAM MANAGERS CAN USE THE METHODOLOGIES PRESENTED IN THIS WORK TO SCHEDULE MOBILE DENTAL CLINICS AND IMPROVE THEIR OPERATIONS.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10729-022-09612-5
dc.identifier.issn1572-9389
dc.identifier.issn1386-9620
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ubiobio.cl/handle/123456789/12575
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherHealth Care Management Science
dc.relation.uri10.1007/s10729-022-09612-5
dc.rightsPUBLICADA
dc.subjectSCHEDULING
dc.subjectOPERATIONS RESEARCH
dc.subjectMOBILE DENTAL CLINIC
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDENTAL CARE
dc.titleSCHEDULING MOBILE DENTAL CLINICS: A HEURISTIC APPROACH CONSIDERING FAIRNESS AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTS
dc.typeARTÍCULO
dspace.entity.typePublication
ubb.EstadoPUBLICADA
ubb.Otra ReparticionDEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERIA INDUSTRIAL
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