Modeling and simulation of hospital supply chain: State of the art and research perspectives

Following the multiple mutations that exist in the health sector and the limited growth of the budget it became imperative to optimize the flow of materials and patients. Logistic is required due to its dual and its overall vision. Currently, we no longer speak about short supply but the supply chain. Modeling and simulation is a technique used to understand the behavior of systems including supply chains. Modeling and simulation in hospital area have tackled many researches. In this contribution we tray to present a review of some works witch address the use of modeling and simulation in hospital supply chain management. The aim is to choice an appropriate approach to apply in our futures research. It is necessary to note that the essential subject of our research is the improvement of performance hospital logistic.