.... This article also proposes a policy framework that suggests a pool of additional resources and inter-firm collaboration can boost healthcare service delivery excellence. Design/methodology/approach A discrete event simulation (DES) approach is followed for modeling patient flow and determining the service...

... analytics (BA) and performance management (PM). Second, to use numerical experiments – more specifically Monte Carlo simulation – to design and explore four hypothetical scenarios within such a holistic model. The paper also aims to emphasise the role played by statistics in increasing the confidence...

... of warehouse flexibility in a supply network through simulation. Design/methodology/approach By using the FlexSim simulation tool the dynamic behaviour of the warehouse system are conceptualised, documented, simulated, analysed and evaluated. Findings Simulation revealed that external changes affect...

... simulation is designed. The developed framework is explained by employing a case study of the Colombian pig sector SC. Findings The results reveal that identifying and synchronising the system's performance drivers associated with the innovation functions could improve the inventory in the SC...

...Mohamed Saad Bajjou; Anas Chafi Purpose This research seeks to evaluate the impact of applying lean construction principles on the performance of reinforcement operations using a discrete-event simulation (DES) approach. Design/methodology/approach Process mapping of reinforcements operations...

.... Design/methodology/approach The research adopts the DPM framework supported by simulation-based experimentations for developing a systemic case interpretation of Uber Inc. and its specific business complexity. Findings The emerging scenario analysis reveals that changes in the commission percentage...

.... The model takes into account the production process, the production yield, the operational costs and sales price and calculates the breakeven point. A simulation model was developed to verify the relationships between waste rate to the total process time per stem and flow time. Findings Results show...

... using simulation, SD provided useful insights into possible results of proposed process changes. The findings have limitations with respect to generalizability consistent with the use of a case study methodology. Organizational managers desiring to include simulation modeling in process...

...Raid Al-Aomar; Sohail Chaudhry Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a simulation-based value function (VF) that combines multiple key performance indicators (KPIs) into a unified Sigma rating (SR) for system-level performance assessment and improvement. Design/methodology/approach...

...Karl R. van der Merwe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the efficacy of lean learning as experienced and demonstrated by a group of students who were exposed to a purpose built simulated working environment (SWE). The study expands on previous research aimed at establishing...

... test, Xbar-R chart, capability analysis, value stream mapping (VSM), Multi-Vari chart, etc. to make meaningful conclusions (Montgomery, 2002). Hypothesis generated were validated by tools such as analysis of variance (ANOVA), GEMBA, simulation, Pareto analysis, etc., and inferences were made. Minitab...

... Limited 2012 Organizational performance Project management Simulation Agility Modelling Statistics The reaction of organizations when faced with business internationalization has led to different analytical approaches in recent years. Traditional models of organizational process...

...Arijit K. Sengupta; Biman Das; J. Pemberton Cyrus Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of computer simulation for performance improvement analysis for a large‐scale ergonomic intervention and redesign project of a supermarket checkstand. Owing to its relatively complex...

...Clara M. Novoa; Francis Mendez Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present bootstrapping as an alternative statistical methodology to analyze time studies and input data for discrete‐event simulations. Bootstrapping is a non‐parametric technique to estimate the sampling distribution...

... was marginal. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Computer aided design Workplace Assembly Simulation A relationship chart was developed for all the bins employed in the workplace design. The ratings used to develop a relationship matrix in the CADWORK data are presented below. The closeness ratings...

...Andrew Greasley Suggests that simulation of the workflow component of a computer supported co‐operative work (CSCW) system has the potential to reduce the costs of system implementation, while at the same time improving the quality of the delivered system. Demonstrates the value of being able...

...Lloyd J. Taylor Compares alternative buffer control systems used in a flow process, assembly line manufacturing system. Follows a literature analysis with the use of computer simulation to assess and measure the effects of each system on overall production performance, and individual workstation...

...A.C. Lyons; Majeed Nemat; W.B. Rowe This paper reports on an attempt to compare three distinct approaches to simulating the operations of a small enterprise in order to evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of each approach in modelling the enterprise and provide a means for improving its...

...Brian Lehaney; Harry Kogetsidis; Steve Clarke Suggests that hospitals are faced with variable demand patterns, and simulation provides managers with a powerful means to access the demands on resources created by different case scenarios. Outlines the iterative development of a case study of patient...

...Michael J. Brusco; Larry W. Jacobs Examines an alternative approach to labour utilisation, based on the concept of simulated annealing, implemented on a microcomputer. Demonstrates the use of the new approach in a study of the potential labour utilisation effect of two types of scheduling...