2012 journal article
Su1270 Discrete Event Simulation Modeling: A Valuable Tool to Optimize Endoscopy Unit Efficiency
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 75(4), AB273–AB274.
Increasing demand for endoscopic procedures, coupled with decreasing reimbursement, has necessitated improvement in endoscopy unit efficiency. Discrete event simulation is a modeling methodology which has been used to optimize manufacturing processes for several decades. Our aim for this pilot study was to demonstrate the value of discrete event simulation in optimizing endoscopy unit efficiency.