Discrete-event simulation modeling in healthcare: a comprehensive review

JI Vázquez-Serrano, RE Peimbert-García… - International journal of …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Discrete-event simulation (DES) is a stochastic modeling approach widely used to address
dynamic and complex systems, such as healthcare. In this review, academic databases …

Simulation-based analysis of appointment scheduling system in healthcare services: a critical review

A Ala, V Simic, M Deveci, D Pamucar - Archives of Computational Methods …, 2023‏ - Springer
This review paper investigates the healthcare'simulation appointment scheduling system
(SASS). It primarily aims to highlight critical appointment scheduling challenges and outline …

Operating room planning and scheduling for outpatients and inpatients: A review and future research

L Wang, E Demeulemeester, N Vansteenkiste… - Operations Research for …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In hospitals, surgeries are treated either on an outpatient or on an inpatient basis.
Outpatients are normally routine patients that enter and leave the hospital on the same day …

Sequential clinical scheduling with stochastic patient re-entrance: Case of Mohs micrographic surgery

H Feng, M Alvarado, S Konda, M Lawley - Computers & Industrial …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
We study the problem of appointment scheduling for outpatient clinics with stochastic patient
re-entrance. It is motivated by the scheduling problem for Mohs Micrographic Surgery, which …

Current trends in operating room scheduling 2015 to 2020: a literature review

S Harris, D Claudio - Operations Research Forum, 2022‏ - Springer
The operating room scheduling problem is a popular research topic due to its complexity
and relevance. Previous literature reviews established a useful classification system for …

COVID-19 and United States Election systems: A simulation study of in-person voting in Rhode Island

ND Bernardo Jr, BA King, GA Macht - Journal of Simulation, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
For decades, election research in the United States has focussed on the potentially
disenfranchising consequences of evolving election laws and procedures. With the …

A systematic review of simulation methods applied to cancer care services

A Gjerloev, S Crowe, C Pagel, Y Jani, L Grieco - Health Systems, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
There is significant potential for Operational Research to support improvements in care
services for cancer patients. In this systematic review, we examine computer simulation …

A quantitative simulation–based modeling approach for college counseling centers

S Chatterjee, Y Hebaish, L Ntaimo, J Deegear… - …, 2023‏ - journals.sagepub.com
College counseling centers in various universities have been tasked with the important
responsibility of attending to the mental health needs of their students. Owing to the …

Simulating a sterilization processing department to evaluate block schedules and tray configurations

S Harris, V Nino, D Claudio - Systems Engineering, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Discrete event simulation is a well‐established tool for examining the effect of different
operating room (OR) block schedules on various performance metrics within the OR suite …

An integrated HFMEA simulation-based multi-objective optimisation model to improve the performances of hospitals: A case study

Z Rahimi Rise, MM Ershadi - Journal of Simulation, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
There are many problems with hospital departments that decrease patients' satisfaction and
hospitals' performance. Although there are many qualitative and quantitative methods to …