SIMULATION IN SAUDI HEALTHCARE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY REVEALING THE CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Authors

  • Abdullah Alrabghi Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering University of Jeddah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/31-2-2307

Keywords:

simulation, healthcare, efficiency, improvement

Abstract

Providing efficient healthcare is more important today than ever before. Simulation is a well-established technique that has been used to understand and improve systems in various applications. It seems that simulation implementation in the healthcare industry is surrounded by a number of issues. Research on the subject has been mostly restricted to the analysis of academic literature, with a few industrial surveys. This empirical study contributes to our understanding of simulation application in Saudi healthcare services. The findings include an analysis of performance improvement methodologies currently in use, as well as simulation applications, barriers, and potential.

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Published

2020-08-30

How to Cite

Alrabghi, A. (2020). SIMULATION IN SAUDI HEALTHCARE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY REVEALING THE CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 31(2), 28–39. https://doi.org/10.7166/31-2-2307

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General Articles