...Yasmina Maïzi; Ygal Bendavid Purpose Assess the realistic impacts of implementing an Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)/Internet of Things (IoT) uniforms’ distribution system for managing medical personnel’s scrubs in operating rooms. The authors use a hybrid simulation framework to address...

...Soumyajyoti Datta; Rohit Kapoor; Peeyush Mehta Purpose Outpatient care delivery is one of the key revenue sources of a hospital which plays a salient role in timely care delivery. The key purpose of the study is to propose a multi-objective simulation-based decision support model that considers...

...Fatih Cavdur; Betul Yagmahan; Ece Oguzcan; Nazli Arslan; Nurbanu Sahan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology for using simulation models together with value stream mapping (VSM) for designing lean service systems and illustrate it with a case study. Design/methodology...

... investigating the job sequencing and buffer size optimization problems. Design/methodology/approach This paper proposes a continuous process improvement implementation framework using a modified genetic algorithm (GA) and discrete event simulation to achieve multi-objective optimization. The proposed...

...Naoum Tsolakis; Dimitrios Bechtsis; Jagjit Singh Srai Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to discuss key challenges associated with the use of either simulation or real-world application of intelligent autonomous vehicles (IAVs) in supply network operations; and second, to provide...

...Sanjay Choudhari; Hasmukh Gajjar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the simulation model for manpower planning in electrical maintenance service facility and evaluates different scenarios to improve resource utilization while meeting the desired service level. Design/methodology...

... the foundation for the research methods as described in Section 3. The application of these methods within a case study is explained in Section 4. Finally, the results of the simulation are summarised in Section 5. The paper concludes with Section 6 on implications and limitations of as well as requirements...

... to improve patient-flow, with numerical simulation of CT data collected over time. Findings – The framework supports flexible patient scheduling and the associated planning of healthcare operations and logistics – this in turn helps to improve patient-flow. Furthermore, mathematical modelling...

... the current performance. Design/methodology/approach – A detailed mapping of the AS IS processes of the public administration was initially carried out, together with the collection of the relevant data. Then, a simulation model was designed to support the BPR approach. In particular, the model...

.... Design/methodology/approach – A discrete event simulation (DES) model was developed to mimic complex maintenance operations with different monitoring levels (reactive, diagnostics, and prognostics). The model was created to understand and assess the influence of resources (labour and spare parts...

...Qing Niu; Qingjin Peng; Tarek Y. ElMekkawy Purpose – This paper aims to introduce the efficiency improvement in the operating room (OR) of a local hospital using the integration of simulation and optimization. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the simulation model, a Tabu search (TS...

... with a closed distribution system was carried out based on preliminary study, secondary data collection, and in-depth interviews to identify the root causes of the failure in achieving the desired service levels. In this research, agent based modeling and simulation was used to explain the phenomena occurred...

... operating room (OR) process and patient flow to identify problems. Agent‐based simulation (ABS) is applied to model human behaviors in the OR operation. Agents perform human factors in the simulation model with autonomous and interactive functions actively. Findings The research outcomes prove...

... and discrete event simulation is presented to define and analyse the current state of a surgical ward and design a future system. The modelling of the processes, activities and sub‐activities, which took up a great amount of ward resources, allowed a what‐if analysis to be developed which simulates various...

... opinions to draw a set of research topics that contribute to both acceptance and large‐scale implementation of RFID systems. Industrial engineering Information systems Innovation Simulation Large‐scale application of RFID technology undoubtedly results in a more complex data management system...

... a simulation study based on a real‐world scenario that reveals quantitative characteristics of the data volumes problem in an RFID‐enabled supply chain and discusses its implications. Findings The results suggest that data volumes will be much lower than currently assumed by practitioners. Thus, this work...

...Joseph Barjis; Alexander Verbraeck; Rafael A. Gonzalez Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the development of a multi‐agent system (MAS) used to simulate a crisis response organization. Design/methodology/approach Following an agent‐based approach, the model is developed using...

...Joseph Barjis; Alexander Verbraeck; Sung J. Shim; Arun Kumar Purpose Using computer simulation, this paper seeks to model the emergency care process in a hospital and evaluate the effects of some proposed changes to improve patient wait times in the process. Design/methodology/approach...

...Joel H. Helquist; Jordan J. Cox; Alyssa Walker Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a virtual process simulation technique for modeling process alternatives. Design/methodology/approach The paper proposes modeling method and applies it to an illustrative example. Findings...

...Razvi Doomun; Nevin Vunka Jungum Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a flexible framework through which business processes can be modelled, simulated and reengineered in a cost‐effective way. Design/methodology/approach This paper is mainly based on a review of the literature...