How We Used Process Simulation to Create the Most Epic Pharmaceutical-Drug Launch in History
Or how to ensure all your ducks are in a row before firing the first shot. […]
It’s a Pandemic – Were All Going to Die!
Application Story There have been devastating pandemics in history. In 1350, The Black Death killed over 75 million people. The 1918 Flue pandemic killed 50 million. More recently Influenza claimed more than a million lives. In this article, you will see how ProcessModel optimization increases survivability by 25% during a severe pandemic. See how your chances [...]
Saving Children’s Lives During a Severe Pandemic
During a severe pandemic, Saving Children’s Lives requires making difficult decisions. Rather than accepting patients on a first in, first serve basis, the patients should be triaged and allowed access to critical beds and resources based on defined criteria. But, what are the criteria? There are proposed strategies but no one has been able to show [...]
How to Model Overall Patient Flow
See how a major hospital group reads in patient records to model overall patient flow. A template supplied by ProcessModel allows Patient record information to be converted into a simulation model. A model of the overall patient flow allows vision of when department will be overcrowded and by how much. With the problems identified, new strategies and tactics can be [...]
ED Process Simulation Cuts Door to Discharge Time
ED Process Simulation identifies emergency department bottlenecks and shows a clear path to improvement. Read on to see how they cut “door to discharge” times by greater than 50%. […]
Prescription for Success
When a patient needs a medication, it is imperative that it be delivered in a timely manner. Interruptions in this process could literally mean the difference between comfort and extreme pain, or in many cases, the difference between life and death. […]
Taking the Pain Out of Production Using Simulation
With the introduction of a new prescription medication, the pharmaceutical company made the lives of many arthritis sufferers a lot easier by reducing their pain, inflammation, and stiffness. This article is about how they are taking the pain out of production using simulation. […]
Hospital Improves ICU Care
This healthcare facility is the only ACS verified level I trauma center in Milwaukee, southeastern Wisconsin. This hospital is a major transplant referral center, performing heart, lung, kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants. […]
Medical Device Manufacturer Increases Production
“Yeah, yeah. We’ve heard that before.” Is that the response you receive from your superiors when you attempt to present a new way of saving the company time and money?” […]
The Best Medicine for a Major Pharmaceutical-drug Launch
Imagine, you have just been given the task of producing the greatest pharmaceutical-drug launch of all time, and you have a short period of time to pull it off successfully. This is not new for the company in Puerto Rico where over 20 brands of capsules and tablets are produced. [...]