Invited lecture within the curricular unit of Methods Engineering

In order to promote the discussion with students on the importance of applying the concepts of Method Engineering in real problems, on April 8, Prof. Bruno Gonçalves (ESTG - Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, ALGORITMI - University of Minho) presented the seminar "Industrial Engineering and Management at the service of Healthcare systems", at the invitation of Prof. Miguel Vieira.

Summary

The current pandemic crisis has promoted the development of projects in the Healthcare sector, especially in hospitals. IE&M contributed to the modification of hospital services, consolidating its position of relevance in operations management.

In the past, IE&M helped to improve hospital operations and the pandemic crisis boosted (even more) the opportunities for these actions. In this seminar, real cases of IE&M applications and approaches in hospital contexts were discussed, highlighting the effective improvements in process flows, resources, quality of service and, essentially, in the quality of life of health professionals and patients.