Lean ICU layout re-design: A simulation-based approach
Healthcare facilities require flexible layouts that can adapt quickly in the face of various
disruptions. COVID-19 confirmed this need for both healthcare and manufacturing systems …
disruptions. COVID-19 confirmed this need for both healthcare and manufacturing systems …
MODYPLAN: Early-stage hospital simulation based on treatment chains
Discrete-event simulation of hospitals typically specifies flow by means of a process graph
through which patients are routed. While this is generally fine for models in which processes …
through which patients are routed. While this is generally fine for models in which processes …
A simulation approach for agile production logic implementation in a hospital emergency unit
G Converso, G Improta, M Mignano… - … Methodologies, Tools and …, 2015 - Springer
The hospitals offer sweeping views of management ideas, as focus internally complex
organizational structures, which can be improved in order to reduce waste and increase the …
organizational structures, which can be improved in order to reduce waste and increase the …
COVID-19 Bed Management Using a Two-Step Process Mining and Discrete-Event Simulation Approach
J Le Lay, V Augusto, E Alfonso-Lizarazo… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The sudden admission of many patients with similar needs caused by the COVID-19 (SARS-
CoV-2) pandemic forced health care centers to temporarily transform units to respond to the …
CoV-2) pandemic forced health care centers to temporarily transform units to respond to the …
Simulation and optimization for bed re-organization at a surgery department
In this paper we focus our analysis on patient flows inside a hospital surgery department,
with the aim of supporting the bed re-configuration following an “intensity of care” paradigm …
with the aim of supporting the bed re-configuration following an “intensity of care” paradigm …
Reverse Engineering Hospital Processes Out of Visited Nodes
B Glock, G Wurzer, F Breitenecker… - 2013 8th EUROSIM …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
During hospital planning," flow-chart"-like depictions of processes (nodes and edges) are
often overlaid over the floor plan of a clinic, in order to model patient pathways. However …
often overlaid over the floor plan of a clinic, in order to model patient pathways. However …
A multidisciplinary approach to the development of digital twin models of critical care delivery in intensive care units
To investigate critical care delivery in intensive care units (ICUs), we propose a qualitative
and quantitative coupling approach to developing an ICU digital twin model. The Systems …
and quantitative coupling approach to developing an ICU digital twin model. The Systems …
A system dynamics model for bed management strategy in health care units
Hospital overcrowding is a universal problem. Currently, Lean thinking is focused on
removing process waste and variation. However, the high level of complexity and …
removing process waste and variation. However, the high level of complexity and …
Modelling hospital medical wards to address patient complexity: a case-based simulation-optimization approach
In this paper we focus on patient flows inside Internal Medicine Departments, with the aim of
supporting new organizational models taking into account the patient relevant …
supporting new organizational models taking into account the patient relevant …
Operational scenarios simulation to support building design: a hospital design case study
In hospitals the configuration of the environment deeply affects the efficiency of the host
organization, supporting or preventing the activities of intended users and operators …
organization, supporting or preventing the activities of intended users and operators …