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A review and synthesis of demand management, capacity management and performance in health‐care services
Author(s) -
Jack Eric P.,
Powers Thomas L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of management reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.475
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-2370
pISSN - 1460-8545
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2008.00235.x
Subject(s) - demand management , demographics , capacity management , on demand , business , health care , work (physics) , performance management , field (mathematics) , marketing , economics , computer science , sociology , economic growth , engineering , commerce , macroeconomics , mechanical engineering , computer network , demography , mathematics , pure mathematics
Responses to demand uncertainty in the field of health‐care services is a very timely research issue because of ongoing changes in demand patterns that are driven by demographics and recent changes in the delivery of these services. Despite its importance to researchers, the literature on demand management, capacity management and performance in health care has not been extensively reviewed. The present paper addresses this need by analyzing and synthesizing 463 articles published between 1986 and 2006. The key contributions of this work are the analysis and synthesis of research on demand management, capacity management and performance, along with an agenda to guide future research in this important area.