Towards fully-facilitated DES modelling: A successful project

Stefania Bisogno, Nathan Proudlove, Armando Calabrese, Nathan Levialdi Ghiron, Stephan Onggo

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Abstract

The literature suggests that increasing stakeholder engagement in modelling has a positive impact on healthcare improvement projects using discrete-event simulation (DES). This suggests analysts should strive for the ‘fully-facilitated’ mode of simulation, meaning conducting the whole simulation project together with stakeholders. This paper investigates whether this might be possible in practice. This work arose from a research project with an Italian hospital. The paper describes a simulation project that succeeds in being fully-facilitated through all stages as far as the implementation stage, through combining Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) and DES. We believe it is the first time that a fully-facilitated DES project in healthcare has been described.
Original languageEnglish
TypeWorking Paper
PublisherUniversity of Lancaster
Number of pages15
Volume2
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Publication series

NameManagement Science Working Paper Series

Keywords

  • Healthcare
  • simulation
  • facilitated modelling
  • BPMN

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