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System dynamics’ potential in developing safety in complex systems– literature review and a pilot study for medication safety in a hospital pharmacy
conference contribution
posted on 2016-06-10, 11:13 authored by Mohammed Ibrahim Shire, Gyuchan Thomas JunGyuchan Thomas Jun, Stewart RobinsonSystem dynamics modelling includes a set of conceptual and numerical methods that are used to understand the structure and behaviour of complex systems. A system dynamics model represents the causal relationships, feedback loops, and delays that are thought to generate the system behaviour. Its full potential as a method to understand and develop safety in complex dynamic systems has not been fully identified. A systematic approach-based literature was conducted to identify studies employing SD applications in safety-critical domains. Thirty-seven studies were included and classified based on a customised human factors safety taxonomy framework. Results identified several gaps with a focus on healthcare. It also provides the rationale for an on-going pilot study applying SD to simulate the impact of staff workload on medication safety in a hospital pharmacy.
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- Business and Economics
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- Business
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Simulation Workshop 201 6 (SW1 6 ) Proceedings of the Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop 2016 (SW16)Pages
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IBRAHIM SHIRE, M., JUN, G.T. and ROBINSON, S., 2016. System dynamics’ potential in developing safety in complex systems– literature review and a pilot study for medication safety in a hospital pharmacy. IN: Anagnostou, A., Hoad, K. and Kunc, M. (eds.) Proceedings of the 2016 8th Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop (SW16), Stratford, Warks, 11-13th April, pp. 238-247.Publisher
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