Background The objective was to explore the current advances and extent of DES (Discrete
Event Simulation) applied to assisting with health decision making, as well as to categorize …

Abstract Throughout its history, Operational Research has evolved to include methods,
models and algorithms that have been applied to a wide range of contexts. This …

This book has emerged through years of discussions, comments and questions we have
received about building agentbased models and integrating geographical information …

Discrete-event simulation is one of the most popular modelling techniques. It has developed
significantly since the inception of computer simulation in the 1950s, most of this in line with …

Modeling and simulation are a powerful and effective problem-solving methodology to study
how complex real-world systems behave over time. In the literature, many authors have …

Modelling and simulation (M&S) techniques are frequently used in Operations Research
(OR) to aid decision-making. With growing complexity of systems to be modelled, an …

This article aims to present examples of computer simulation models that support decision-
making processes in the health care sector. The objective of this review is to propose a …

Simulation has been used for modeling healthcare systems for over forty years. In many
respects it is the ideal approach for addressing healthcare issues, yet the relatively small …

Traditionally, researchers have employed statistical methods to model crime. However,
these approaches are limited by being unable to model individual actions and behaviour …

This article proposes considered futures for the use of simulation as a problem solving
technique within healthcare settings. Using a synthesis of trends identified by a selection of …