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In this study, a discrete-event simulation conceptual model and a set of simulation models have been developed for analysing a resource distribution problem in a hospital. The goal of the simulation has been to study the suitability of simulation as a tool which helps to better understand a real system. The models presented simulate different resource distributions. Thus, better knowledge about resource and process inter-relations in the hospital is obtained. This experience is part of a larger study on the use of simulation in the decision-making processes in hospital resource management problems.
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Aguilar Chinea, R., Castilla Rodríguez, I., Muñoz González, R. (2009). Hospital Resource Management. In: Merkuryev, Y., Merkuryeva, G., Piera, M., Guasch, A. (eds) Simulation-Based Case Studies in Logistics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-187-3_5
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