When I began my academic career at Lehigh University, I had an idea of what I wanted to achieve, but did not realize how my path would change and evolve. I started out in the five-year Arts &.....READ MORE
Laura Moran
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Topics: health systems engineering, simulation modeling, career path
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An infusion center is interested in seeing if smaller arrival groups can decrease patient waiting time. Array developed a simulation model to study this concept. Two types of patients,..
Topics: simulation, Process Improvement, vlog, wait time
A lean coffee is an agenda-less meeting, where people come to discuss topics related to lean and process improvement. I geared my lean coffee toward healthcare professionals who might be currently..
Topics: Lean, Continuous Improvement
5S is a lean tool typically implemented in the manufacturing environment. So, how can an architecture firm use this lean tool in the office environment? First, let me explain what 5S is exactly and..
Topics: Lean, Continuous Improvement, 5S
Our improvement journey began about two years ago. As we became more serious about the level of employee engagement with our improvement initiatives, we started searching for an easy-to-use platform..
Topics: Process Improvement
What is the architect’s role in simulation?
My two most recent blogs in this series explored the benefits of simulation and three critical components of simulation modeling. This post makes the..
Topics: Discrete Event Simulation, Design Approach, Healthcare Planning, Data Driven Design
An urban pediatric hospital on the east coast of the United States serves thousands of patients daily. Recently, in its continuous effort to improve the quality of service, this pediatric care...
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Topics: Facility Planning, simulation, Discrete Event Simulation
What do you need for a high-quality simulation model?
In my previous post, “What can simulation do for your health system?” I highlighted some of the merits of performing discrete event simulations......READ MORE
Recently featured in the Society for Health Systems' March 2015 Newsletter
What can simulation do for your health system?
Discrete event simulation is a powerful analysis tool that allows users to.....READ MORE
When Array first implemented a daily huddle about six months ago, there were no indications that it would evolve as much as it has. In the beginning, the daily huddle involved the design staff who.....READ MORE
Topics: Continuous Improvement
