| | | Document Type | : | Latin Dissertation | | Language of Document | : | English | | Record Number | : | 52908 | | Doc. No | : | TL22862 | | Call number | : | 3241801 | | Main Entry | : | Maria Ninfa Fabre Medina-Saunders | | Title & Author | : | Application of simulation to facility planning utilizing an organization's forecasted growth strategyMaria Ninfa Fabre Medina-Saunders | | College | : | Medical University of South Carolina - College of Health Professions | | Date | : | 2006 | | Degree | : | D.H.A. | | student score | : | 2006 | | Page No | : | 126 | | Abstract | : | There is a growing imperative for healthcare organizations to utilize a forecasting methodology that suits their complex market, especially when planning the sizing and phasing of a Greenfield site. Conventional analytical techniques are insufficient for accurately depicting the future. A comprehensive, precise, flexible forecasting tool is required if organizations are to overcome the challenges of this industry. Additionally, there must be opportunities to test, modify, and re-test processes until all scenarios are exhausted and organizations know they are not placing capital at undue risk. This study identified the forecasting methods considered by a specific organization and analyzed the process by which the forecasted data were derived, managed, tested, and utilized. Information extracted from the forecasting methods was translated into scenarios for modeling in a simulation package. Simulation was performed to identify a best-suited scenario that would maximize the existing facility or delineate requirements for a replacement facility that could accommodate future growth. | | Subject | : | Health and environmental sciences; Facility planning; Forecasted; Health care industry; Simulation; Facilities planning; Economic forecasts; Business growth; Organizational structure; Studies; 0769:Health care | | Added Entry | : | K. Simpson | | Added Entry | : | Medical University of South Carolina - College of Health Professions |
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