Preparing Operations Scheduling Using Simulation: A Case Study in Ramadi Teaching Hospital

Hassan, Samah

doi:10.25673/123754

Proceedings of International Conference on Applied Innovation in IT · 2026/03/31 · Vol. 14 · Issue 1 · pp. 1459–1466

Preparing Operations Scheduling Using Simulation: A Case Study in Ramadi Teaching Hospital

Samah Hassan Abdul Hamid and Shifa Balasim Hassan

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Abstract

This study aims to schedule surgeries for incoming patients at Ramadi Teaching Hospital by using simulation and evaluating it based on scheduling criteria, followed by selecting the best technique based on the evaluation results. Simulation was used as a suitable method to model the proposed surgery scheduling based on the scheduling methods. This study was targeted at the urology department because the department performs a large number of surgeries and has only one operating room. The case study approach was adopted to analyse the hospital's reality and build a simulation model, then apply operational scheduling techniques and evaluate its performance through scheduling criteria. The research sample was represented by the surgeries performed in January, which amounted to (217) surgeries in the morning meal. The simulation model is based on the fact that the number of surgeries is the same as in the real world, and surgery and due times are randomly different for each patient. The study concluded that the Shortest Processing Time (SPT) technique outperformed two key metrics for healthcare organizations: the number of surgeries completed in the room and the average number of hours it takes to complete these surgeries. The study ends with recommendations, the most important being the need to abandon the traditional way of fixing surgeries and practice the SPT technique.

Keywords

Operations Scheduling Scheduling Techniques Scheduling Simulation Scheduling Surgeries.

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