DocumentCode
2182232
Title
System dynamics: What’s in it for healthcare simulation modelers
Author
Brailsford, Sally C.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Manage., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear
2008
fDate
7-10 Dec. 2008
Firstpage
1478
Lastpage
1483
Abstract
In the past decade there has been an explosion in the use of system dynamics modeling in healthcare. Despite this, the approach is still far less well known than discrete-event simulation in the mainstream Operations Research community. This paper contains an introduction to system dynamics, illustrated by several examples in the field of healthcare, and discusses some of the possible reasons for the growth in the popularity of this approach for healthcare modeling.
Keywords
discrete event simulation; health care; discrete-event simulation; healthcare simulation modeler; operation research; system dynamic; Aquaculture; Chapters; Dairy products; Databases; Discrete event simulation; Explosions; Hospitals; Medical services; Operations research; Steady-state;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation Conference, 2008. WSC 2008. Winter
Conference_Location
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2707-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2708-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WSC.2008.4736227
Filename
4736227
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