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Resource optimization for cancer pathways with aggregate diagnostic demand: a perishable inventory approach

Resource optimization for cancer pathways with aggregate diagnostic demand: a perishable inventory approach
Resource optimization for cancer pathways with aggregate diagnostic demand: a perishable inventory approach
This work proposes a novel framework for planning the capacity of diagnostic tests in cancer pathways that considers the aggregate demand of referrals from multiple cancer specialties (sites). The framework includes an analytic tool that recursively assesses the overall daily demand for each diagnostic test and considers general distributions for both the incoming cancer referrals and the number of required specific tests for any given patient. By disaggregating the problem with respect to each diagnostic test, we are able to model the system as a perishable inventory problem that can be solved by means of generalized G/D/C queuing models, where the capacity C is allowed to vary and can be seen as a random variable that is adjusted according to prescribed performance measures. The approach aims to provide public health and cancer services with recommendations to align capacity and demand for cancer diagnostic tests effectively and efficiently. Our case study illustrates the applicability of our methods on lung cancer referrals from UK’s National Health Service.
1471-678X
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Fernandes De Arruda, Edilson
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England, Tracey
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Gartner, Daniel
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Aspland, Emma
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Paul Harper
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Tom Crossby
Fernandes De Arruda, Edilson
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England, Tracey
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Gartner, Daniel
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Aspland, Emma
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Fernandes De Arruda, Edilson, England, Tracey, Gartner, Daniel and Aspland, Emma , Paul Harper, Fabricio de Oliveira Ourique and Tom Crossby (2020) Resource optimization for cancer pathways with aggregate diagnostic demand: a perishable inventory approach. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 1. (doi:10.1093/imaman/dpaa014).

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This work proposes a novel framework for planning the capacity of diagnostic tests in cancer pathways that considers the aggregate demand of referrals from multiple cancer specialties (sites). The framework includes an analytic tool that recursively assesses the overall daily demand for each diagnostic test and considers general distributions for both the incoming cancer referrals and the number of required specific tests for any given patient. By disaggregating the problem with respect to each diagnostic test, we are able to model the system as a perishable inventory problem that can be solved by means of generalized G/D/C queuing models, where the capacity C is allowed to vary and can be seen as a random variable that is adjusted according to prescribed performance measures. The approach aims to provide public health and cancer services with recommendations to align capacity and demand for cancer diagnostic tests effectively and efficiently. Our case study illustrates the applicability of our methods on lung cancer referrals from UK’s National Health Service.

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 May 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 30 June 2020

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Local EPrints ID: 444116
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444116
ISSN: 1471-678X
PURE UUID: 92a19473-fd64-4765-ab6e-1dcd1f62ab49
ORCID for Edilson Fernandes De Arruda: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9835-352X

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Date deposited: 25 Sep 2020 16:36
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 04:04

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Author: Edilson Fernandes De Arruda ORCID iD
Author: Tracey England
Author: Daniel Gartner
Author: Emma Aspland
Corporate Author: Paul Harper
Corporate Author: Fabricio de Oliveira Ourique
Corporate Author: Tom Crossby

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