The development and design of the surgical scheduler's hospital management game using GASP II
Paul E. Torgersen · 1971
This paper presents a game designed to introduce the participants to the scheduling function of a hospital's surgical service. The participant is responsible for scheduling a set of operations each period. For each set of operations that have been scheduled, the participant receives a performance and financial report, including a measure of scheduling effectiveness, hospital and social costs, and a comparison of the actual schedule with the best possible schedule for that day. The game is set within a probabilistic environment, includes an adaptive learning feature, and uses GASP II simulation language.