Introduction into Discrete Event Simulation Methodology (DES): Resource Utilization and Staffing & Scheduling Problems
Speaker: Alexander Kolker
Speaker Designation: Expert in Healthcare Information Technology and Data Analytics
Speaker: Alexander Kolker
Speaker Designation: Expert in Healthcare Information Technology and Data Analytics
Discrete event simulation (DES) is the most powerful methodology used in healthcare data analytics. It is widely used for processes with a lot of random variabilities that are too complex to be analyzed by statistical or machine learning methods.
Simple simulation models will be presented by playing various scenarios to discover and illustrate some fundamental management principles. Comparisons with analytic queuing models will also be provided.
Method: DES using Process_Model simulation software.
The focus of this webinar is the DES application for resource utilization and staffing & scheduling problems for highly variable random processes typical in healthcare settings.
You should attend this webinar if you are interested in learning real-life examples of the application of the discrete event simulation methodology for resource utilization and staffing & scheduling problems in healthcare settings.
Learn:
Alexander Kolker holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics. He is an expert in advanced data analytics for operations management, computer simulation, and staffing optimization with a main focus on healthcare applications. Alexander is the lead editor and author of 2 books, 8 book chapters, 10 journal papers, and a speaker at 18 international conferences & webinars in the area of operations management and data analytics.
He worked 12 years for GE (General Electric) Healthcare as a Data Scientist and CT Detector design engineer, 3 years for Froedtert Hospital, the largest healthcare facility in the Southern state of Wisconsin, and 5 years for the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin as a lead computer simulation and system improvement consultant.
As an adjunct faculty at the UW-Milwaukee Lubar School of Business, he developed and taught a graduate course Business 755-Healthcare Delivery Systems-Data Analytics.
In 2022 he taught a 2-semester 12-session online course “Healthcare Operations Research and Management Science” for the UK, National Health System (NHS)-Midland & Lancashire Support Unit.
Alexander has also completed four business consulting projects using simulation modeling for optimal staffing and capacity analysis for: US Bank, Boston Consulting Group, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and Ohio Hospital Association.
