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| Author: | Baker, J. R. Clayton, E. R. Taylor, III B. W. |
| Title: | A non-linear multi-criteria programming approach for determining county emergency medical service ambulance allocations |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society
1989 : MAY, VOL. 40:5, p. 423-432 |
| Index terms: | NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING MEDICAL CARE HEALTH SERVICE AMBULANCE SERVICES EMERGENCY SERVICES |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | A mathematical programming model for allocating ambulances to sectors within a county is proposed. The model employs emergency medical service response-time criterion and budgetary considerations. Although the ambulance-allocation problem can be conveniently described within a mathematical programming framework, i.e. allocating scarce units in an efficient manner given specific objectives and constraints, the actual process of ambulances responding to calls is best described as a queueing system. This model includes queueing formulations within the mathematical programming framework. The model is demonstrated within the context of an example. An integer goal-programming formulation is employed. |
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