This approach, however, can affect the response by police to emergencies because it may involve the redirection of resources away from reactive work. It is therefore useful to develop a planning tool which can accurately assess the effects of having different levels and types of resources in different locations to respond to emergencies. Here, the reactive work is simulated to predict the performance that can be achieved by the police with various sets of resources in particular geographical areas. This paper reviews the use of simulation for resource planning and sceduling within the health service. The applications are classified by use, and the articles are evaluated.
Many articles appear to ignore major case issues, such as the process of enquiry.
This paper considers suggestions for imnprovement. Abstract Increasing competitive pressures are forcing many companies to radically change business processes in order to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Business process modelling can reduce many risks associated with business process change projects, enabling the analysts to assess the impact of future changes using computer models. This research investigates the suitability of simulation for modelling business processes. In particular, distinctive features of business process modelling as opposed to modelling, for example, manufacturing systems are analysed.