Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Major/Program
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Major/Program
Industrial Engineering
First Advisor's Name
Martha A. Centeno
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Joe Chow
Third Advisor's Name
Khokiat Kengskool
Date of Defense
3-11-1999
Abstract
Increased pressure to control costs and increased competition has prompted health care managers to look for tools to effectively operate their institutions. This research sought a framework for the development of a Simulation-Based Decision Support System (SB-DSS) to evaluate operating policies. A prototype of this SB-DSS was developed. It incorporates a simulation model that uses real or simulated data. ER decisions have been categorized and, for each one, an implementation plan has been devised. Several issues of integrating heterogeneous tools have been addressed. The prototype revealed that simulation can truly be used in this environment in a timely fashion because the simulation model has been complemented with a series of decision-making routines. These routines use a hierarchical approach to organize the various scenarios under which the model may run and to partially reconfigure the ARENA model at run time. Hence, the SB-DSS tailors its responses to each node in the hierarchy.
Identifier
FI13101613
Recommended Citation
Alvarez, Adriana M., "A simulation-based decision support system for evaluating operating policies in an emergency room facility" (1999). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1228.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1228
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