Use of simulation in support of analysis and improvement of blood collection process

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2352-2363

  De Mendonca, Benjamin ^a   Phibbs, Andrew ^a   Vandermeer, Joshua ^a   Pasek, Zbigniew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS SYSTEM; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BLOOD COLLECTION; BLOOD SPECIMENS; COLLECTION PROCESS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES; LABORATORY TEST; SPECIMEN TESTING; STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES; SUB-SYSTEMS;

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS;

BLOOD;

EID: 79951622160     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2010.5678932     Document Type: Conference Paper

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