Integrating simulation with optimization in emergency department management

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue , 2015, Pages 1483-1496

  Guo, Hainan ^a   Tang, Jiafu ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BUDGET CONTROL; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY ROOMS; HEALTH CARE; MANAGERS; SCHEDULING;

DECISION MAKERS; DEPARTMENT MANAGERS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; HEALTHCARE RESOURCES; HIGH COSTS; HIGH DEMAND; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; OPTIMISATIONS; SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84950989888     PISSN: 21954356     EISSN: 21954364     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09507-3_126     Document Type: Article

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