Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Researchers at IIM Indore have unveiled a data-driven framework that could significantly reduce waiting times and enhance hospital efficiency in chemotherapy delivery, offering much-needed relief to cancer care systems strained by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The research, titled Towards Effective Cancer Care Service Delivery Design in Emerging Economies: A Real Case-Based Simulation Study and published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society, has been co-authored by Prof Bhavin J Shah and Prof Hasmukh Gajjar of IIM Indore, along with a faculty member from St Cloud State University, USA.

Drawing on a real case study from a cancer hospital in southern India, the paper develops a simulation model that captures the complexities of inpatient chemotherapy. Unlik

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