The effect of integrated scheduling and capacity policies on clinical efficiency

Production and Operations Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 442-455

  White, Denise L ^a   Froehle, Craig M ^b   Klassen, Kenneth J ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

healthcare; outpatient; patient flow; simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956135672     PISSN: 10591478     EISSN: 19375956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2011.01220.x     Document Type: Article

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