An Integrated Model of Green IoT and Vehicle Routing for Physician Attendance Scheduling in Home Care

With the advancement of technology, especially telemedicine and health care, information must meet the needs of people, especially people with low mobility, the elderly, and people who have difficulty accessing medical resources and services. These services must be accessed swiftly and dependably, prioritizing individual cases. One of the primary challenges in healthcare is routing and scheduling to cater to people's requirements. Various tools, including the Green Internet of Things, have the capability to gather information from patients and promptly transmit it to doctors and hospitals. Additionally, implementing green routing and reducing energy consumption through the Green Internet of Things can have environmental impacts. This article presents an integrated model of the Green Internet of Things and vehicle routing to schedule doctor visits in home healthcare. The objectives of this model are to minimize total costs and enhance customer satisfaction by utilizing information from the Green Internet of Things. Several factors are taken into account in this model, such as time windows, doctors' expertise, and the types of services requested by patients. The problem was addressed using MOGWO and NSGA II. The findings highlight that an increase in patient satisfaction leads to higher total costs for visits and vehicle routing. An analysis of ۱۵ numerical examples across various scales demonstrated that the efficiency of MOGWO surpasses that of NSGA II and LP-Metric.

کلیدواژه ها:

Vehicle routing ، doctor attendance scheduling ، Green Internet of Things ، home care