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A human cyber-physical system for resource and information management in hospital wards
Weaver, K. M. 2025. A Human Cyber-Physical System for Resource and Information Management in Hospital Wards. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/8dc12051-f111-416f-af41-8131a3b0bdbb
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/132320 A human cyber-physical system for resource and information management in hospital wards Weaver, Keegan Matthew Basson, Anton Kruger, Karel De Lange, S. Taylor, Nicole Catherine Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. Cooperating objects (Computer systems) Medical care -- Inventory control Human-computer interaction Medical informatics Hospitals -- Administration -- Data processing UCTD Weaver, K. M. 2025. A Human Cyber-Physical System for Resource and Information Management in Hospital Wards. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/8dc12051-f111-416f-af41-8131a3b0bdbb Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis addresses inventory management challenges present in hospitals, specifically the management of non-pharmaceutical consumables within a ward. The research includes the design and implementation of a concept demonstrator human cyber-physical system (HCPS). This research focuses on helping healthcare professionals and stock controllers by reducing their cognitive load through aiding in tracking and recording stock movement and use within a hospital ward. A requirements analysis considers the existing context and the stakeholders that interact with the HCPS. The requirements are developed with the help of healthcare professionals and ISO standards. The formulated requirements are used to guide the design of the HCPS architecture. The architecture is based on the Activity-Resource-Type-Instance (ARTI) reference architecture, with digital representations of individual healthcare professionals and inventory systems, aiding the inventory management and monitoring. The architecture is applied in a case study focused on an intensive care unit (ICU) scenario simulated in a laboratory setting. The implementation utilizes the Biography-Attributes-Schedule-Execution (BASE) architecture. Five verification experiments assess the functionality and performance in the case study against the requirements outlined in the thesis. The results demonstrate that the implemented HCPS meets these requirements. Furthermore, the verification findings and an evaluation of the broader implications of the HCPS architecture show that the developed HCPS improves inventory management within a hospital ward, inter alia, through the digital representation of storage locations and healthcare professionals and through enhanced human-systems integration. This concept demonstrator HCPS exhibits the potential for future development in healthcare inventory management. It introduces a ward-level, automated solution for managing consumable stock, which can reduce cognitive load on healthcare professionals, streamline inventory control, and improve patient care. The HCPS helped to reduce time spent on consumable management, resulting in more time available for improved patient care. Future research could expand the system to integrate with hospital-wide inventory, pharmaceutical stock management, and communication systems. By automating stock requisitions and shortage alerts, this HCPS aims to enhance inefficient manual processes, reduce human error, and optimize resource allocation, ultimately offering cost savings and better use of healthcare professionals’ time. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis spreek voorraadbestuursuitdagings wat in hospitale voorkom, aan en, meer spesifiek, die bestuur van nie-farmaseutiese verbruikersgoedere binne 'n saal. Die navorsing sluit het die ontwerp en implementering van 'n konsepdemonstrator menslikekuber-fisiese-stelsel (MKFS) in. Hierdie navorsing is daarop gefokus om die professionele gesondheidsorglui en voorraadbeheerders te help deur hul kognitiewe las te verminder, in besonder die naspoor en aantekening van wanneer voorraad binne die saal beweeg en gebruik word. 'n Vereistesontleding oorweeg die bestaande konteks en die belanghebbendes wat met die MKFS interaksie het. Die vereistes is ontwikkel met die hulp van professionele gesondheidsorglui en ISO-standaarde. Die geformuleerde vereistes word gebruik om die ontwerp van die MKFS-argitektuur te lei. Die argitektuur is op die Aktiwiteit-Hulpbron-Tipe-Instansie (ARTI) holoniese verwysingsargitektuur gebaseer, met digitale verteenwoordiging van individuele professionele gesondheidsorgpersoneel en voorraadstelsels, wat help met die voorraadbestuur en -monitering. Die argitektuur word toegepas in 'n gevallestudie wat gefokus is op 'n scenario van 'n intensiewe-sorg-eenheid wat in 'n laboratoriumopstelling nageboots is. Die implementering maak gebruik van die Biografie-Kenmerk-Skedule-Uitvoering (BASE) argitektuur. Vyf verifikasie-eksperimente beoordeel die funksionaliteit en prestasie in die gevallestudie teen die vereistes wat in die tesis uiteengesit word. Die resultate toon aan dat die geïmplementeerde MKFS aan hierdie vereistes voldoen. Verder, die verifikasiebevindinge en ‘n evaluering van die breër implikasies van die MKFS se argitektuur toon dat die ontwikkelde MKFS voorraadbestuur binne 'n hospitaalsaal verbeter, onder meer deur die digitale verteenwoordiging van stoorplekke en klinici en deur verbeterde mens-stelselintegrasie. Hierdie konsep-demonstrator MKFS vertoon die potensiaal vir toekomstige ontwikkeling in gesondheidsorg-voorraadbestuur. Dit stel 'n saalvlak, outomatiese oplossing bekend vir die bestuur van verbruiksvoorraad, wat die kognitiewe las op professionele gesondheidsorglui kan verminder, voorraadbeheer kan belyn, en pasiëntsorg kan verbeter. Die MKFS het gehelp om minder tyd te bestee op voorraadbeheer wat meer tyd laat om pasiëntsorg te verbeter. Toekomstige navorsing kan die stelsel uitbrei om met hospitaalwye voorraadbestuur, farmaseutiese voorraadbestuur en kommunikasiestelsels te integreer. Deur voorraadversoeke en tekortwaarskuwings te outomatiseer, poog hierdie stelsel om ondoeltreffende handmatige prosesse te vervang, menslike foute te verminder en hulpbrontoewysing te optimaliseer, wat uiteindelik kostebesparings en beter benutting van professionele gesondheidsorglui se tyd bied. Masters 2025-06-03T12:35:00Z 2025-06-03T12:35:00Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132320 en Stellenbosch University xv, 107 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Cooperating objects (Computer systems) Medical care -- Inventory control Human-computer interaction Medical informatics Hospitals -- Administration -- Data processing UCTD Weaver, Keegan Matthew A human cyber-physical system for resource and information management in hospital wards |
| title | A human cyber-physical system for resource and information management in hospital wards |
| title_full | A human cyber-physical system for resource and information management in hospital wards |
| title_fullStr | A human cyber-physical system for resource and information management in hospital wards |
| title_full_unstemmed | A human cyber-physical system for resource and information management in hospital wards |
| title_short | A human cyber-physical system for resource and information management in hospital wards |
| title_sort | human cyber physical system for resource and information management in hospital wards |
| topic | Cooperating objects (Computer systems) Medical care -- Inventory control Human-computer interaction Medical informatics Hospitals -- Administration -- Data processing UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132320 |
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