Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering - Leading Process and Product Improvement

Laila Cure, Ph.D.

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Western Michigan University
E-208 Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5336
Phone: (269) 276-3371
Email: laila.cure@wmich.edu

Interests:

Modeling and analysis in healthcare operations, patient safety, quality, and risk management
Safety and reliability of socio-technical systems
Operations Research applications in service systems analysis

Education:

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Science, University of South Florida, 2011
M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Universidad del Norte, 2006
B.S. in Industrial Engineering,. Universidad del Norte, 2003

Current Initiatives:

Model-based risk identification and analysis in healthcare systems
Improving hand hygiene compliance in a patient care unit
Reducing preventable readmissions in hospitals

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Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5336 USA
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