Computer Simulation in Management Science
Computer Simulation in Management Science
Health systems: a dynamic system---benefits from system dynamics
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
On developing system dynamics model for business process simulation
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Requirements and design principles for multisimulation with multiresolution, multistage multimodels
Proceedings of the 39th conference on Winter simulation: 40 years! The best is yet to come
Proceedings of the 39th conference on Winter simulation: 40 years! The best is yet to come
Modeling Health Service Centers with Simulation and System Dynamics
UKSIM '08 Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation
Towards the holy grail: combining system dynamics and discrete-event simulation in healthcare
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
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Discrete-Event Simulation (DES) and System Dynamics (SD) are popular modeling approaches that have been successfully applied in a wide range of situations for various purposes. The two approaches can be viewed as complementary, and show potential for combination. Examining multimethodology literature allows us to develop a modeling framework that considers possible designs for such a combination. The aim of this paper is to apply, reflect on and develop this framework through an intervention that lends itself to both approaches, and to explore how DES and SD can be combined in practice. Models under development with a radiotherapy center to explore the impact of altering patient treatment regimes in response to the adoption of new, more complex, technology are discussed. The potential to combine DES and SD in a way which is both complementary and synergistic is explored, and this paper reflects on the experience to date with regard to the proposed methodology.