Simulation of robotic courier deliveries in hospital distribution services

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 201-213

  Rossetti, Manuel D ^a   Felder, Robin A ^b   Kumar, Amit ^c  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c PricewaterhouseCoopers USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ROBOTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; ROBOTICS; VIRGINIA; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

EID: 0034203811     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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