Aplicação de programação matemática para escalonamento de pessoal e equipamentos em serviço de eletroestimulação

Abstract

This work addresses the application of mathematical programming to the scheduling of personnel and equipment in a domiciliary electrostimulation service, contextualizing the need to organize appointments and optimize the use of shared electrostimulation suits. The objective was to propose a solution that allocates trainers and equipment while respecting availability constraints and appointment windows, aiming to minimize travel distances. A descriptive and applied approach was adopted: operational data were collected and the solution was obtained through a two-stage computational optimization procedure (allocation and visit sequencing), followed by analysis of the resulting routes. The results indicate a balanced allocation of students among trainers, feasible routes that meet the operational constraints, and a reduction in total travel, in addition to enabling controlled rotation of the suits. It is concluded that the proposal is feasible and contributes to operational efficiency and decision making in mobile service delivery.