Optimising OR planning: Sequencing surgery groups while levelling bed occupancy

This research is conducted in collaboration with the Sophia Children's Hospital (SCH). The hospital wants to provide their patients with more detailed information about when a patient is approximately scheduled to have a surgery. The first step is to create a model which optimises the operation room (OR) schedule and indicates when different...

Low-Wind Turbines in the Dutch Power Grid: Understanding the Effect of Low-Wind Turbines on Storage Capacity and System Costs

One of the major challenges that the world currently faces is the energy transition. The aim of most countries worldwide is to reduce their carbon footprint, in order to slow climate change. Fossil fuel powered energy generation is replaced with an increasing share of variable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy. Because of...