A case study of patient flows using Windows‐based computer simulation
Brian Lehaney
(Principal Research Fellow in Business Systems, University of Luton, Luton, UK.)
Harry Kogetsidis
(Lecturer in Business Systems, University of Luton, Luton, UK.)
Steve Clarke
(Senior Lecturer in Business Systems, all at the University of Luton, Luton, UK)
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Abstract
Suggests that hospitals are faced with variable demand patterns, and simulation provides managers with a powerful means to access the demands on resources created by different case scenarios. Outlines the iterative development of a case study of patient flows at one clinic in an out‐patients department, describing the software used ‐ a Windows‐based simulation environment called SIMUL8.
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Citation
Lehaney, B., Kogetsidis, H. and Clarke, S. (1996), "A case study of patient flows using Windows‐based computer simulation", Work Study, Vol. 45 No. 6, pp. 17-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/00438029610129050
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1996, MCB UP Limited