When to Switch? Index Policies for Resource Scheduling in Emergency Response
(2019)
Journal Article
Li, D., Ding, L., & Connor, S. (2020). When to Switch? Index Policies for Resource Scheduling in Emergency Response. Production and Operations Management, 29(2), 241-262. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13105
This paper considers the scheduling of limited resources to a large number of jobs (e.g., medical treatment) with uncertain lifetimes and service times, in the aftermath of a mass casualty incident. Jobs are subject to triage at time zero, and placed... Read More about When to Switch? Index Policies for Resource Scheduling in Emergency Response.