Allocation of resources for hospital evacuations via simulation

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1148-1154

  Tayfur, Esengul ^a   Taaffe, Kevin ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TESTING;

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS; EVACUATION PLANNING; KATRINA; LOSS-OF-LIFE; RISK MANAGERS; SEQUENCE OF EVENTS; SIMULATION MODELLING; TIME CONSTRAINTS;

HEALTH;

EID: 49749116780     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2007.4419715     Document Type: Conference Paper

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