Integrated Anesthesiologist and Room Scheduling for Surgeries: Methodology and Application

Sandeep Rath
Sandeep Rath
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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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Kumar Rajaram
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Kumar Rajaram
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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles, California 90095
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Aman Mahajan
Aman Mahajan
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Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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Sandeep Rath

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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599

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Kumar Rajaram

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Kumar Rajaram

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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles, California 90095

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Aman Mahajan

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Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095

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Published Online:20 Jul 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.2017.1634

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