Research Article

A New Scenario-Based Simulation Model for Cost Management of Healthcare Services through Improving the Efficiency of the Health Centers

Table 10

Selected scheduling scenarios of patient visits on different days of the week.

Week daysProbability distributionProbability distribution + overtime

SaturdayUNIF (600, 1800)UNIF (1200, 1500) + overtime
SundayUNIF (900, 1500)UNIF (900, 2100) + overtime
MondayUNIF (900, 1500)UNIF (900, 2100) + overtime
TuesdayUNIF (900, 1500)UNIF (1200, 1800) + overtime
WednesdayUNIF (900, 1500)UNIF (1500, 1800) + overtime
ThursdayUNIF (600, 900)UNIF (1200, 1500) + overtime