Medical appointments and schedules--Data processing; Medical appointments and schedules--Mathematical models; Scheduling--Computer programs; Medical offices--Data processing
In order to allow quality healthcare to be available to more people, healthcare must be as affordable as possible. Ideally this will be done through the elimination of the waste that is built into the current healthcare system. One area that is...
Materials management--United States--Data processing; Production control--Data processing; Inventory control--Data processing
Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is one of the earliest production scheduling approaches that utilizes computers. MRP is still regarded as one of the most widely used systems for production scheduling. Even though MRP has made contributions,...
The phase II clinical trial is a critical step in the drug development process. In the oncology setting, phase II studies typically evaluate one primary endpoint, which is efficacy. In practice, a binary measurement representing the response to the...
Personnel scheduling is a problem faced by many organizations in the healthcare industry,
particularly in rapidly developing outpatient centers. The task of creating a schedule that
adequately covers patient demand while satisfying the preferences...
Six sigma (Quality control standard); Manufacturing processes--Quality control--Statistical methods
The objective of this thesis was to apply what was learned from Six Sigma while working for General Electric, towards real applications to improve processes. Two manufacturing problems were targeted. One of the issues dealt with variation, in an...
Heuristic; Production management; Personnel management--Data processing
The Naval Surface Warfare Center wishes to create a task assignment schedule
with a minimal training cost for workers to raise their skills to the required levels. As the
number of workers, skills, and tasks increase, the problem quickly becomes...
Twentieth Century Limited train on tracks near water. A building is visible on the horizon at the rear of the train. Text printed on verso reads, "The Twentieth Century Limited on the Lake Shore & New York Central lines is the fastest long...
Nursing schools--Faculty; Medical teaching personnel--Attitudes; Nursing--Study and teaching (Associate degree); Nursing--Vocational guidance
The field of nursing currently faces a shortage of both nurses and nursing faculty. Yet, little is known about why clinical nurses opt to become nursing faculty. Qualitative investigations into this phenomenon are particularly rare. This study...
Medical education; Medical students; University of Louisville. Medical Dept.
Catalog for University of Louisville medical department for 1852-1853. Includes list of board of trustees and faculty, list of graduates of the medical department for March 1853, catalog of the class for session 1852-1853 including student names,...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Sports & recreation facilities; Stadiums; Parkway Field (Louisville, Ky.)
Parkway Field, with schedule of home football games posted on the wall. Parkway Field has a long history with the university and the city. In addition to serving as Louisville's minor league baseball field (1923-1956), it provided a home to the...
A student consults what appears to be a schedule or notes; an older woman in front of a keyboard and monitor looks at her. Several similar pairs can be seen in the background.
