IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ids/ijsoma/v41y2022i3p260-278.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Simulation of cutting corners chain in healthcare services

Author

Listed:
  • Ali Alizadeh-Zoeram
  • Alireza Pooya
  • Zahra Naji-Azimi
  • Ali Vafaee-Najar

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to simulate the cutting corners chain as a criterion in controlling the quality control of health services. These services are in a healthcare chain based on human resources (HR). This chain study included three clinics in a specialised hospital, whose doctors were considered as service providers. In this study, system dynamics (SD) approach is used for simulation. After modelling and formulating the problem, the validation of the designed model was confirmed and based on the simulation results; appropriate policies to match supply and demand were established. Also methods to cope with cutting corners chain were identified in a dynamic environment. They are based on sensitivity analysis, changes in patient arrival rates and human resources service capacity. The designed model with some slight changes could be used in hospital management in the field of human resources management, with a dynamic and systemic thinking, either as a unit or as a healthcare service chain.

Suggested Citation

  • Ali Alizadeh-Zoeram & Alireza Pooya & Zahra Naji-Azimi & Ali Vafaee-Najar, 2022. "Simulation of cutting corners chain in healthcare services," International Journal of Services and Operations Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 41(3), pages 260-278.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijsoma:v:41:y:2022:i:3:p:260-278
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=122669
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ids:ijsoma:v:41:y:2022:i:3:p:260-278. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sarah Parker (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=150 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.