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The use of simulation for process improvement in a cancer treatment center

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WSC '99: Proceedings of the 31st conference on Winter simulation: Simulation---a bridge to the future - Volume 2

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https://doi.org/10.1145/324898.325318

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December 1999

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DOI:10.1145/324898

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