Visiting Lecturer Program (3)

Speaker: Somayeh Sadat Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada

Local Organizer: Mohammad Bahar Nemati

Title: Applied Simulation in Health Care
Time: Sunday, Dec 26, 2005
Location: Industrial Engineering Department, Sharif Univeristy of Technology, Tehran

Abstract:

Simulation techniques (discrete event simulation and system dynamics) have been applied to a wide range of industries. This presentation discusses two case studies of their application in health care industry. The first is a discrete event simulation of blood banking in Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver, completed in 2003. The second is an ongoing research on modeling Cardiology patient flow in a Canadian hospital using system dynamics. Some practical barriers to developing and implementing these simulation models are discussed based on the findings of these two real-world projects.