Simulation analysis of pneumatic tube systems.
J Med Syst
; 26(1): 9-19, 2002 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11777314
ABSTRACT
Pneumatic tube systems play an important material handling role in many hospitals. These systems are costly and complex to design and operate, yet little exists in the way of analytical methodologies for them. We present a decision support framework based on defining relevant system performance metrics, traffic analysis reporting, as well as discrete event simulation modeling. We have used this approach to analyze numerous pneumatic tubes systems in the United States and present a representative case study from a large tertiary care hospital. Our general approach can be generalized to other computer controlled hospital operational systems such as elevators, track vehicles, automatic guided vehicles, workflow enabled processes, and laboratory automation systems.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Análise de Sistemas
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Simulação por Computador
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Sistemas de Distribuição no Hospital
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Administração de Materiais no Hospital
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Syst
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos