Ambulance location and relocation problems with time-dependent travel times
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Ambulance location and relocation problems with time-dependent travel times
EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE FACING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: how and where to locate vehicles in order to cover potential future demand effectively. Ambulances are supposed to be located at designated locations such that in case of an emergency the patients can be reached in a time-efficient manner. A patient is said to be covered by a vehicle if (s)he can be reached by an ambulance within a p...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Operational Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0377-2217
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.06.033