Interconnected DES models of emergency, outpatient, and inpatient departments of a hospital

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1461-1466

  Gunal, Murat M ^a   Pidd, Michael ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; HOSPITALS;

CAPACITY PLANNING; ENGLAND; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LEVEL OF DETAILS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS; PERFORMANCE TARGETS; POLICY LEVEL; STOCHASTIC NATURE; WAITING TIMES;

HEALTH;

EID: 49749144902     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2007.4419757     Document Type: Conference Paper

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