Simulation model to investigate flexible workload management for healthcare and servicescape environment

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1946-1956

  Thorwarth, Michael ^a   Arisha, Amr ^a   Harper, Paul ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; COST DRIVERS; DECISION MAKERS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; FLEXIBLE DYNAMICS; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; HIGH DEMAND; QUEUING SYSTEMS; SERVICE QUALITY; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION MODELING; STRUCTURED MODELING; WORK ENVIRONMENTS; WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77951581596     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2009.5429210     Document Type: Conference Paper

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