Health Management Operations Research

Author: Xue Di, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book introduces the role of operations research in scientific management and focuses on the basic theories and methods of its main branches, such as linear programming, transportation problems, integer programming, graph theory and network methods, decision analysis, forecasting methods, queuing theory, inventory, game theory, modeling and simulation. In line with the practical requirements of quantitative management techniques in health management, it also introduces quality management and comprehensive evaluation methods. To help readers fully understand the potential of operations research in health service management, the book, in addition to the Introduction chapter, provides case studies or examples of the application of operations research in health service management in each section and offers exercises at the end of each chapter for readers to study and self-assess.