Comparing conventional and distributed approaches to simulation in a complex supply-chain health system

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-51

  Katsaliaki, K ^a,b   Mustafee, N ^c   Taylor, S J E ^c   Brailsford, S ^d  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributed simulation; Healthcare operations; Simul8; Simulation software; Supply chain systems

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE; INVENTORY CONTROL; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

DISTRIBUTED SIMULATIONS; HEALTH-CARE OPERATIONS; SIMUL8; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 57649242660     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602531     Document Type: Conference Paper

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