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Development and implementation of an operating room scheduling tool: an action research study

Filippo VisintinDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, IBIS Lab., University of Florence, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paola CappaneraDipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, IBIS Lab., University of Florence, Florence, ItalyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3674-3896
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Carlo BanditoriDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, IBIS Lab., University of Florence, ItalyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1652-9016
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Pamela DaneseDepartment of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Vicenza, ItalyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2355-575X
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Pages 758-775 | Received 18 Mar 2016, Accepted 05 Mar 2017, Published online: 03 Apr 2017

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