Keyword: simulation: applications

Found 2691 papers in total
Reducing Boarding in a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Reducing Boarding in a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
2011,
When operating room schedules in hospitals are produced, the constraints and...
Access to Long-Term Care: The True Cause of Hospital Congestion?
Access to Long-Term Care: The True Cause of Hospital Congestion?
2011,
Much attention has been paid to lengthy wait times in emergency departments (EDs) and...
The Effect of Integrated Scheduling and Capacity Policies on Clinical Efficiency
The Effect of Integrated Scheduling and Capacity Policies on Clinical Efficiency
2011,
In outpatient healthcare clinics, capacity, patient flow, and scheduling are rarely...
An Analytical Framework for Designing Community-Based Care for Chronic Diseases
An Analytical Framework for Designing Community-Based Care for Chronic Diseases
2011,
In this study, we propose a methodological framework to provide a road map to...
An Empirical Study of the Relations Between Hospital Volume, Teaching Status, and Service Quality
An Empirical Study of the Relations Between Hospital Volume, Teaching Status, and Service Quality
2011,
This paper contributes to research on quality drivers in healthcare settings by...
Blocking in Healthcare Operations: A New Heuristic and an Application
Blocking in Healthcare Operations: A New Heuristic and an Application
2011,
We consider the problem of optimal capacity allocation in a hospital setting, where...
Reducing Surgical Ward Congestion Through Improved Surgical Scheduling and Uncapacitated Simulation
Reducing Surgical Ward Congestion Through Improved Surgical Scheduling and Uncapacitated Simulation
2011,
High surgical bed occupancy levels often result in heightened staff stress, frequent...
Distribution Planning to Optimize Profits in the Motion Picture Industry
Distribution Planning to Optimize Profits in the Motion Picture Industry
2011,
We consider the distribution planning problem in the motion picture industry. This...
The Roles of Worker Expertise, Information Sharing Quality, and Psychological Safety in Manufacturing Process Innovation: An Intellectual Capital Perspective
The Roles of Worker Expertise, Information Sharing Quality, and Psychological Safety in Manufacturing Process Innovation: An Intellectual Capital Perspective
2011,
This paper examines the roles of three elements of intellectual capital in...
Managing Technology Selection and Development Risk in Competitive Environments
Managing Technology Selection and Development Risk in Competitive Environments
2011,
Managing development decisions for new products based on dynamically evolving...
Threshold Incentives and Sales Variance
Threshold Incentives and Sales Variance
2011,
In this paper, we analyze the impact of two forms of commonly used threshold-based...
The Manufacturer's Incentive to Reduce Lead Times
The Manufacturer's Incentive to Reduce Lead Times
2011,
Although, ceteris paribus, reducing lead times may be desirable from an overall system...
Real-Time Delay Estimation Based on Delay History in Many-Server Service Systems with Time-Varying Arrivals
Real-Time Delay Estimation Based on Delay History in Many-Server Service Systems with Time-Varying Arrivals
2011,
Motivated by interest in making delay announcements in service systems, we study...
Optimal Control of Replenishment and Substitution in an Inventory System with Nonstationary Batch Demand
Optimal Control of Replenishment and Substitution in an Inventory System with Nonstationary Batch Demand
2011,
We study an inventory system in which a supplier supplies demand using two mutually...
A Bayesian Inventory Model Using Real-Time Condition Monitoring Information
A Bayesian Inventory Model Using Real-Time Condition Monitoring Information
2011,
Lack of coordination between machinery fault diagnosis and inventory management for...
The Newsvendor Problem and Price-Only Contract When Bankruptcy Costs Exist
The Newsvendor Problem and Price-Only Contract When Bankruptcy Costs Exist
2011,
We study a supply chain of a supplier selling via a wholesale price contract to a...
Optimal Enhancement and Lifetime of Software Systems: A Control Theoretic Analysis
Optimal Enhancement and Lifetime of Software Systems: A Control Theoretic Analysis
2011,
We develop an optimal control model to maximize the net value provided by a software...
Impact of Demand Uncertainty on Stability of Supplier Alliances in Assembly Models
Impact of Demand Uncertainty on Stability of Supplier Alliances in Assembly Models
2011,
In their recent paper, Nagarajan and Sošić study an assembly supply...
The Impact of Variability and Patient Information on Health Care System Performance
The Impact of Variability and Patient Information on Health Care System Performance
2011,
In the delivery of health care services, variability in the patient arrival and...
Revenue and Cost Management for Remanufactured Products
Revenue and Cost Management for Remanufactured Products
2011,
This paper considers pricing and remanufacturing strategy of a firm that decides to...
An Analysis of Monopolistic and Competitive Take-Back Schemes for WEEE Recycling
An Analysis of Monopolistic and Competitive Take-Back Schemes for WEEE Recycling
2011,
We study two prevailing types of take-back schemes for electrical and electronic...
A Framework for Analysis of Production Authorization Card-Controlled Production Systems
A Framework for Analysis of Production Authorization Card-Controlled Production Systems
2011,
A framework for the analysis of manufacturing systems operating under a production...
A Machine Learning Approach to Policy Optimization in System Dynamics Models
A Machine Learning Approach to Policy Optimization in System Dynamics Models
2011,
The paper proposes a policy design method for system dynamics models based on...
Numerical Evaluation of Vibration-Based Methods for Damage Assessment of Cable-Stayed Bridges
Numerical Evaluation of Vibration-Based Methods for Damage Assessment of Cable-Stayed Bridges
2011,
This study investigated a number of different damage detection algorithms for...
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