{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2062749309","doi":"https://doi.org/10.7148/2009-0249-0255","title":"Simulation Of Medical Laboratory Operations To Achieve Optimal Resource Allocation","display_name":"Simulation Of Medical Laboratory Operations To Achieve Optimal Resource Allocation","publication_year":2009,"publication_date":"2009-06-09","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2062749309","doi":"https://doi.org/10.7148/2009-0249-0255","mag":"2062749309"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.7148/2009-0249-0255","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.7148/2009-0249-0255","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"ECMS 2009 Proceedings edited by J. Otamendi, A. Bargiela, J. L. Montes, L. M. Doncel Pedrera","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091768477","display_name":"Ravindra Lote","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I27837315","display_name":"University of Michigan","ror":"https://ror.org/00jmfr291","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I27837315"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ravindra Lote","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Michigan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Michigan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I27837315"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5105347678","display_name":"Edward J. Williams","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0240-831X"},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Edward J. Williams","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5111928736","display_name":"Onur M. \u00dclgen","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210130704","display_name":"University of Michigan\u2013Dearborn","ror":"https://ror.org/035wtm547","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210130704"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Onur M. \u00dclgen","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Michigan-Dearborn"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Michigan-Dearborn","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210130704"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.4746,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":6,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.59464161,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":94},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"249","last_page":"255"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14082","display_name":"Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization","score":0.9997000098228455,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2607","display_name":"Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/26","display_name":"Mathematics"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14082","display_name":"Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization","score":0.9997000098228455,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2607","display_name":"Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/26","display_name":"Mathematics"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11195","display_name":"Simulation Techniques and Applications","score":0.9674000144004822,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11801","display_name":"Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods","score":0.9491000175476074,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2212","display_name":"Ocean Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/discrete-event-simulation","display_name":"Discrete event simulation","score":0.6173540353775024},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/presentation","display_name":"Presentation (obstetrics)","score":0.5734316110610962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/process","display_name":"Process (computing)","score":0.535921573638916},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/work","display_name":"Work (physics)","score":0.5295777320861816},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/service","display_name":"Service (business)","score":0.5162591934204102},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/resource","display_name":"Resource (disambiguation)","score":0.4694150388240814},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.4685700237751007},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/health-care","display_name":"Health care","score":0.448158323764801},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/medical-equipment","display_name":"Medical equipment","score":0.44026994705200195},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/key","display_name":"Key (lock)","score":0.4393951892852783},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering-management","display_name":"Engineering management","score":0.39682555198669434},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/manufacturing-engineering","display_name":"Manufacturing engineering","score":0.3925364911556244},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operations-management","display_name":"Operations management","score":0.35460591316223145},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operations-research","display_name":"Operations research","score":0.35000473260879517},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.33277082443237305},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business","display_name":"Business","score":0.304732084274292},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/simulation","display_name":"Simulation","score":0.18187230825424194},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/marketing","display_name":"Marketing","score":0.1469646692276001},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-security","display_name":"Computer security","score":0.11451813578605652},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mechanical-engineering","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","score":0.09550976753234863}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C147203929","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574814","display_name":"Discrete event simulation","level":2,"score":0.6173540353775024},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777601897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3409113","display_name":"Presentation (obstetrics)","level":2,"score":0.5734316110610962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C98045186","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205663","display_name":"Process (computing)","level":2,"score":0.535921573638916},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18762648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42213","display_name":"Work (physics)","level":2,"score":0.5295777320861816},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780378061","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25351891","display_name":"Service (business)","level":2,"score":0.5162591934204102},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C206345919","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20380951","display_name":"Resource (disambiguation)","level":2,"score":0.4694150388240814},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.4685700237751007},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C160735492","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31207","display_name":"Health care","level":2,"score":0.448158323764801},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C513323569","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6554101","display_name":"Medical equipment","level":2,"score":0.44026994705200195},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C26517878","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228039","display_name":"Key (lock)","level":2,"score":0.4393951892852783},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110354214","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6314146","display_name":"Engineering management","level":1,"score":0.39682555198669434},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C117671659","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11049265","display_name":"Manufacturing engineering","level":1,"score":0.3925364911556244},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C21547014","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423657","display_name":"Operations management","level":1,"score":0.35460591316223145},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C42475967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194292","display_name":"Operations research","level":1,"score":0.35000473260879517},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.33277082443237305},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.304732084274292},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C44154836","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45045","display_name":"Simulation","level":1,"score":0.18187230825424194},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162853370","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39809","display_name":"Marketing","level":1,"score":0.1469646692276001},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.11451813578605652},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.09550976753234863},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50522688","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189833","display_name":"Economic growth","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126838900","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77604","display_name":"Radiology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159110408","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121176","display_name":"Nursing","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.7148/2009-0249-0255","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.7148/2009-0249-0255","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"ECMS 2009 Proceedings edited by J. Otamendi, A. Bargiela, J. L. Montes, L. M. Doncel Pedrera","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":18,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W72821881","https://openalex.org/W94546074","https://openalex.org/W107900160","https://openalex.org/W1968375151","https://openalex.org/W2027045220","https://openalex.org/W2058281788","https://openalex.org/W2087979177","https://openalex.org/W2096208140","https://openalex.org/W2123826923","https://openalex.org/W2134437265","https://openalex.org/W2145641207","https://openalex.org/W2149498003","https://openalex.org/W2151716009","https://openalex.org/W2167266100","https://openalex.org/W2314582876","https://openalex.org/W2464064956","https://openalex.org/W2894665359","https://openalex.org/W2979995711"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4387426029","https://openalex.org/W4254162896","https://openalex.org/W4388792380","https://openalex.org/W1477999932","https://openalex.org/W4386731653","https://openalex.org/W2376001620","https://openalex.org/W2925303117","https://openalex.org/W3167529338","https://openalex.org/W4285219045","https://openalex.org/W2072343831"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"As":[0],"competitive":[1],"pressures":[2],"increase":[3,30],"within":[4,14],"the":[5,15,18,56,65,93,98,107,122],"health":[6],"care":[7],"sectors":[8],"of":[9,20,55,111,124],"economies":[10],"worldwide,":[11],"and":[12,27,34,46,62,68,89,97,109,115,129,138],"especially":[13],"United":[16],"States,":[17],"importance":[19],"achieving":[21],"operational":[22],"efficiencies":[23],"to":[24,29,60,72,133],"reduce":[25],"costs":[26],"thence":[28],"profits":[31],"while":[32],"keeping":[33],"attracting":[35],"customers":[36],"steadily":[37],"increases.":[38],"Simulation,":[39],"optimization,":[40],"time":[41],"studies,":[42],"value":[43],"stream":[44],"mapping,":[45],"process":[47,113],"improvement":[48],"methodologies":[49,80],"have":[50],"long":[51],"been":[52],"key":[53],"allies":[54],"industrial":[57,76,99],"engineer":[58],"assigned":[59],"find":[61],"progress":[63],"along":[64],"often":[66],"difficult":[67],"challenging":[69],"road":[70],"leading":[71],"such":[73],"efficiencies;":[74],"experienced":[75],"engineers":[77],"know":[78],"these":[79],"work":[81],"better":[82],"synergistically":[83],"than":[84],"individually.":[85],"The":[86],"presentation":[87],"here,":[88],"undertaken":[90],"collaboratively":[91],"between":[92],"medical":[94,126],"laboratory":[95],"(client)":[96],"engineering":[100],"service":[101],"company":[102],"(consultant),":[103],"concentrates":[104],"primarily":[105],"on":[106],"use":[108],"achievements":[110],"discrete-event":[112],"simulation":[114],"its":[116,131,134],"allied":[117],"industrial-engineering":[118],"techniques":[119],"in":[120],"improving":[121],"operations":[123],"a":[125],"testing":[127],"laboratory,":[128],"hence":[130],"services":[132],"clients,":[135],"both":[136],"hospitals":[137],"clinics.":[139]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}