Mathematical Problems in Engineering

Research Article

The Integration of Group Technology and Simulation Optimization to Solve the Flow Shop with Highly Variable Cycle Time Process: A Surgery Scheduling Case Study

Table 2

The monthly volume and takt time of each group.
GroupMonthly time available (minutes)Monthly volume of surgeries (units)Takt time (minutes)
110800813
210800159
310800134
410800346
510800185