• Effect of Machine Sharing in Medical Laboratories 

      Bertnum, Aili Biriita; Berg, Roy Kenneth; Bergstøl, Stian; Strandhagen, Jan Ola; Semini, Marco Giovanni (Chapter, 2023)
      While medical research continuously develops new and innovative analysis methods, investing in new competence and resources is costly and challenging with the rigid budgeting of healthcare systems. This, combined with an ...
    • Framework for Layout Design Supporting Patient Flow in Outpatient Departments 

      Madsen, Nathalie Bruntveit (Master thesis, 2018)
      In the last decades, there has been an increase in demand for outpatient services, as inpatient treatments are more often done on an outpatient basis. Increase in demand, and long waiting times in the access of outpatient ...
    • Identify Causes of Long Turnaround Time in Hospital Laboratories 

      Monsås, Ingeborg Lie (Master thesis, 2019)
      This master thesis is structured according to two research questions; 1) What are the challenges related to TAT in hospital laboratories? and 2) What are the components of TAT, and what do they depend on? RQ1 is answered ...
    • Improved sample reception logistics as a way to reduce response time of samples at St. Olavs hospital laboratory 

      Drøpping, Stine (Master thesis, 2023)
      Sammendrag Norske sykehus møter en økende etterspørsel for helsetjenester. Grunnet en svært begrenset ressurstilgang, sliter sykehuslaboratoriene med å allokere tid for å søke mer effektive løsninger innen logistikk. ...
    • Machine Learning-based Time Series Forecasting for Dynamic Reorder Points 

      Sandnes Grøstad, Torkild; Stangebye Larsen, Eivind (Master thesis, 2023)
      Etterspørselen etter helsetjenester i Norge øker på grunn av demografiske endringer, inkludert en voksende og aldrende befolkning. Denne økningen i etterspørsel forventes å føre til høyere helseutgifter og øke presset på ...
    • Machine Learning-based Time Series Forecasting for Dynamic Reorder Points 

      Sandnes Grøstad, Torkild; Stangebye Larsen, Eivind (Master thesis, 2023)
      Etterspørselen etter helsetjenester i Norge øker på grunn av demografiske endringer, inkludert en voksende og aldrende befolkning. Denne økningen i etterspørsel forventes å føre til høyere helseutgifter og øke presset på ...
    • Material Distribution and Transportation in a Norwegian Hospital: A Case Study 

      Fragapane, Giuseppe; Bertnum, Aili Biriita; Hvolby, Hans-Henrik; Strandhagen, Jan Ola (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Automated Guided Vehicles have shown significant importance in material transportation and distribution in today’s hospitals. The increasing trends of shorter hospital stays and increase of treatments and surgeries in ...
    • Medical Supplies to the Point-Of-Use in Hospitals 

      Fragapane, Giuseppe; Bertnum, Aili Biriita; Hvolby, Hans-Henrik; Strandhagen, Jan Ola (Chapter, 2019)
      In order to match financial sustainability with the delivery of high-quality healthcare hospitals need to seek efficient ways of managing inventories with a large variety of medical supplies. To find a balance in the ...
    • Medical Supplies to the Point-Of-Use in Hospitals 

      Fragapane, Giuseppe; Bertnum, Aili Biriita; Hvolby, Hans-Henrik; Strandhagen, Jan Ola (Chapter, 2019)
      In order to match financial sustainability with the delivery of high-quality healthcare hospitals need to seek efficient ways of managing inventories with a large variety of medical supplies. To find a balance in the ...
    • Planning Environments of Hospital Laboratories: An Exploratory Study 

      Bertnum, Aili Biriita; Semini, Marco; Strandhagen, Jan Ola (Chapter, 2020)
      Hospital laboratories are facing challenges of increasing demand and limited budgets. Planning and control can improve resource utilization, reduce work-in-progress and shorten throughput times, but to achieve such benefits, ...
    • Possibilities and Benefits of Intermediate Care Units in Healthcare Systems from a Logistics Perspective 

      Bertnum, Aili Biriita; Fragapane, Giuseppe; Semini, Marco; Strandhagen, Jan Ola (Chapter, 2018)
      Intermediate care units have been established as a response to the emerging challenges of healthcare systems to maintain high quality and continuous care. While the term is well known in both literature and practice, it ...
    • Possibilities and Benefits of Using Material Flow Information to Improve the Internal Hospital Supply Chain 

      Fragapane, Giuseppe; Bertnum, Aili Biriita; Strandhagen, Jan Ola (Chapter, 2019)
      The concept of Supply Chain Management has become increasingly important in healthcare and notably in hospitals. Information along the supply chain is the key element for analysis and improvement purposes. The aim of the ...
    • Resource Sharing in Hospital Laboratories 

      Berg, Roy Kenneth; Bergstøl, Stian (Master thesis, 2022)
      Denne oppgaven har som hensikt å undersøke ressursdeling i sykehuslaboratorier. Sykehuslaboratorier opplever økt press til å organisere og forbedre effektiviteten til sine prosesser. Det har blitt identifisert et forskningshull ...
    • Resource Sharing in Hospital Laboratories 

      Berg, Roy Kenneth; Bergstøl, Stian (Master thesis, 2022)
      Denne oppgaven har som hensikt å undersøke ressursdeling i sykehuslaboratorier. Sykehuslaboratorier opplever økt press til å organisere og forbedre effektiviteten til sine prosesser. Det har blitt identifisert et forskningshull ...