How can I model my OR shift schedule ?

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Leah R asked Aug 26, '21 Jeanette F commented Sep 13, '21

How can I model my OR shift schedule ?

Hello everyone :)

I am trying to create a dashboard for my OR. I want to compute the utilization time of the OR on certain period of the day only : utilization during the allocated hours time, overtilme, night activity.

Thus, I want to define three types of shift for the ORs :

day shift : hours allocated for elective cases and emergencies during the day
night shift : hours allocated for emergencies during the night
overtime shift : hours allocated to absorb surgery overtime after a day shift

Here is what I would like to try :

Create three types of down time : "day shift", "night shift", "overtime"
- Both "night shift" and "overtime" will have the option "preemtable" so that staff can be used as soon as they are needed
- "day shift" should be a regular working time
Create a Utilization (combined) chart for each shift where
- OR utilization : night shift and overtime are excluded
- Overtime : night shift and day shift are excluded
- Night : day shift and overtime are excluded.

Could I use something else than an over time to exclude the day shift from the overtime and the night indicator computation ?

Thanks in advance,

Leah

Software Version:

FlexSim 21.2.0

flexsim 21.2.0 down behavior down time

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Ryan Clark commented · Aug 27, 2021 at 08:28 PM

Hi @leah.r,

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Leah R Ryan Clark commented · Aug 31, 2021 at 09:14 AM

Thank you @Ryan Clark , I'm going to do that :)

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Jeanette F ♦♦ commented · Sep 13, 2021 at 06:26 PM

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