Taxonomic classification of planning decisions in health care: a structured review of the state of the art in ORMS
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Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research (CHOIR), University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands; Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems, School of Management and Governance, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands; Department of Quality and Process Innovation, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Stochastic Operations Research, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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