השוואת שיטות

	סימולציית זרימת מטופלים	לין Healthcare (בריאות רזה)
תחום	ניהול מערכות בריאות	ניהול מערכות בריאות
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1990	1988
הוגה השיטה	Operations research and management science	Taiichi Ohno, Toyota Production System
סוג	Discrete event simulation technique	Continuous improvement methodology
מקור מכונן	Pidd, M. (1992). Computer Simulation in Management Science (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 9780471939314	Ohno, T. (1988). Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production. Productivity Press.
כינויים	Healthcare DES, Patient Movement Simulation	Lean Healthcare Management, Healthcare Lean
קשורות	5	5
תקציר	Discrete Event Simulation (DES) is a computational technique that models the movement of patients through healthcare facilities by simulating individual patient journeys and interactions with resources (staff, beds, equipment). DES allows realistic representation of complex, stochastic healthcare processes and supports 'what-if' analysis without disrupting live operations.	Lean is a management philosophy that emerged from the Toyota Production System, focused on maximizing patient value while minimizing waste. Applied to healthcare, Lean uses systematic methods to identify and eliminate non-value-added activities, reduce wait times, and improve the quality of patient care.