An approach to hospital planning and design using Discrete Event Simulation

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1501-1509

  Gibson, Ian W ^a  

^a Bovis Lend Lease   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; HOSPITALS;

BUILDING PROJECTS; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SYSTEMS; PLANNING AND DESIGN; RIGOROUS ANALYSIS;

HEALTH;

EID: 49749084838     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2007.4419763     Document Type: Conference Paper

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