PartiSim: a multi-methodology framework to support facilitated simulation modelling in healthcare

Discrete event simulation (DES) studies in healthcare are thought to benefit from stakeholder participation during the study lifecycle. This paper reports on a multi-methodology framework, called PartiSim that is intended to support participative simulation studies. PartiSim combines DES, a traditio...

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Main Authors:	Antuela Tako, Katherine Kotiadis
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Published:	2015
Subjects:	Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified Problem structuring Facilitated modelling Simulation Multi-methodology framework Healthcare Business and Management not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/17348
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spelling	rr-article-95045452015-01-28T00:00:00Z PartiSim: a multi-methodology framework to support facilitated simulation modelling in healthcare Antuela Tako (1258155) Katherine Kotiadis (7196036) Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified Problem structuring Facilitated modelling Simulation Multi-methodology framework Healthcare Business and Management not elsewhere classified Discrete event simulation (DES) studies in healthcare are thought to benefit from stakeholder participation during the study lifecycle. This paper reports on a multi-methodology framework, called PartiSim that is intended to support participative simulation studies. PartiSim combines DES, a traditionally hard OR approach, with soft systems methodology (SSM) in order to incorporate stakeholder involvement in the study lifecycle. The framework consists of a number of prescribed activities and outputs as part of the stages involved in the simulation lifecycle, which include study initiation, finding out about the problem, defining a conceptual model, model coding, experimentation and implementation. In PartiSim four of these stages involve facilitated workshops with a group of stakeholders. We explain the organisation of workshops, the key roles assigned to analysts and stakeholders, and how facilitation is embedded in the framework. We discuss our experience of using the framework, provide guidance on when to use it and conclude with future research directions. 2015-01-28T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/17348 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/PartiSim_a_multi-methodology_framework_to_support_facilitated_simulation_modelling_in_healthcare/9504545 CC BY 4.0
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spellingShingle	Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified Problem structuring Facilitated modelling Simulation Multi-methodology framework Healthcare Business and Management not elsewhere classified Antuela Tako Katherine Kotiadis PartiSim: a multi-methodology framework to support facilitated simulation modelling in healthcare
description	Discrete event simulation (DES) studies in healthcare are thought to benefit from stakeholder participation during the study lifecycle. This paper reports on a multi-methodology framework, called PartiSim that is intended to support participative simulation studies. PartiSim combines DES, a traditionally hard OR approach, with soft systems methodology (SSM) in order to incorporate stakeholder involvement in the study lifecycle. The framework consists of a number of prescribed activities and outputs as part of the stages involved in the simulation lifecycle, which include study initiation, finding out about the problem, defining a conceptual model, model coding, experimentation and implementation. In PartiSim four of these stages involve facilitated workshops with a group of stakeholders. We explain the organisation of workshops, the key roles assigned to analysts and stakeholders, and how facilitation is embedded in the framework. We discuss our experience of using the framework, provide guidance on when to use it and conclude with future research directions.
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author	Antuela Tako Katherine Kotiadis
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title	PartiSim: a multi-methodology framework to support facilitated simulation modelling in healthcare
title_short	PartiSim: a multi-methodology framework to support facilitated simulation modelling in healthcare
title_full	PartiSim: a multi-methodology framework to support facilitated simulation modelling in healthcare
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PartiSim: a multi-methodology framework to support facilitated simulation modelling in healthcare

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