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An analytical approach for constructing and measuring concepts
An analytical approach for constructing and measuring concepts
2006,
Conceptual models are a necessary component of strategic thinking as they provide a...
Mixing methodologies to enhance the implementation of healthcare operational research
Mixing methodologies to enhance the implementation of healthcare operational research
2007,
Healthcare Operational Research (OR) has had limited success in achieving a sufficient...
Using Foucault to analyse ethics in the practice of problem structuring methods
Using Foucault to analyse ethics in the practice of problem structuring methods
2006,
As a new generation of problem-structuring methods (PSM) develops in operational...
Choice of modelling technique for evaluating health care interventions
Choice of modelling technique for evaluating health care interventions
2007,
Economic evaluation, such as cost effectiveness analysis, provides a method for...
A Monte Carlo simulation approach to the characterization of uncertainties in cancer staging and radiation treatment decisions
A Monte Carlo simulation approach to the characterization of uncertainties in cancer staging and radiation treatment decisions
2007,
Radiation treatment for cancer is a critical medical procedure that occurs in a...
Community operations and the need for research: a case study in building the capacity of collectives and individuals
Community operations and the need for research: a case study in building the capacity of collectives and individuals
2006,
The paper explores the development of languages (or communication systems) that...
Refocusing upstream: Operational Research for population health
Refocusing upstream: Operational Research for population health
2007,
This paper examines the potential for the application of OR methods to...
Decision support tools for ambulance dispatch and relocation
Decision support tools for ambulance dispatch and relocation
2007,
In this paper, the development of decision support tools for dynamic ambulance...
Economic design of an adaptive T2 control chart
Economic design of an adaptive T2 control chart
2007,
Varying three parameters of the Hotelling's T 2 control chart, namely, the sample...
A simulation study of scheduling clinic appointments in surgical care: individual surgeon versus pooled lists
A simulation study of scheduling clinic appointments in surgical care: individual surgeon versus pooled lists
2007,
The purpose of this paper is to compare two methods of scheduling outpatient clinic...
Modelling the flow of congestive heart failure patients through a hospital system
Modelling the flow of congestive heart failure patients through a hospital system
2007,
The number of hospital admissions in England due to heart failure is projected to...
Using simulation to improve the blood supply chain
Using simulation to improve the blood supply chain
2007,
This case study is concerned with analysing policies for managing the blood inventory...
The development and use of tools for monitoring the occurrence of surgical wound infections
The development and use of tools for monitoring the occurrence of surgical wound infections
2007,
Infections acquired during patients' hospital stays are a major health care concern in...
Annualised hours: A real flexibility tool
Annualised hours: A real flexibility tool
2005,
Annualised working hours (AH) is a mean to face the seasonal nature of the demand. AH...
Improving resource utilization for diagnostic services through flexible inpatient scheduling: A method for improving resource utilization
Improving resource utilization for diagnostic services through flexible inpatient scheduling: A method for improving resource utilization
2007,
We present a method to increase the utilization of and reduce the waiting times for an...
Combining Data Mining and Discrete Event Simulation for a value-added view of a hospital emergency department
Combining Data Mining and Discrete Event Simulation for a value-added view of a hospital emergency department
2007,
While simulation models have furthered understanding of the operations of emergency...
Where to treat the older patient? Can Markov models help us better understand the relationship between hospital and community care?
Where to treat the older patient? Can Markov models help us better understand the relationship between hospital and community care?
2007,
We have previously used Markov models to describe movements of patients between...
Simulation modelling in healthcare: reviewing legacies and investigating futures
Simulation modelling in healthcare: reviewing legacies and investigating futures
2007,
This article proposes considered futures for the use of simulation as a problem...
Evaluation of response scenarios to potential polio outbreaks using mathematical models
Evaluation of response scenarios to potential polio outbreaks using mathematical models
2006,
Appropriate response to polio outbreaks represents an important prerequisite for...
Development and consideration of global policies for managing the future risks of poliovirus outbreaks: insights and lessons learned through modeling
Development and consideration of global policies for managing the future risks of poliovirus outbreaks: insights and lessons learned through modeling
2006,
The success of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative promises to bring large...
Discounting decision for enterprises with high fixed cost and low variable cost
Discounting decision for enterprises with high fixed cost and low variable cost
2006,
Higher sales are the key to increased profit, especially for low variable cost...
Pricing, rebate, advertising and ordering policies of a retailer facing price-dependent stochastic demand in newsvendor framework under different risk preferences
Pricing, rebate, advertising and ordering policies of a retailer facing price-dependent stochastic demand in newsvendor framework under different risk preferences
2006,
This paper evaluates the pricing and ordering policies of risk-neutral, risk-averse...
Policing performance: The impact of performance measures and targets on police forces in England and Wales
Policing performance: The impact of performance measures and targets on police forces in England and Wales
2006,
This paper considers the impact of performance management and the application of...
Information technology capital budgeting using a knapsack problem
Information technology capital budgeting using a knapsack problem
2006,
In this paper, we describe an information technology capital budgeting (ITCB) problem,...
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