Optimizing Assistive Technology Operations for Aging Populations

The combination of increasing life spans and low birth rates is accelerating the pace at which share older adults in population worldwide rising. As people age, their autonomy tends to decrease leads frequently need use support equipment perform daily living activities. Governments, all levels, are establishing programs enable this live with dignity home, receive more proper care, participate life’s activities a joyful independent way. Within these programs, we can find Assistive Technology (AT) organizations that makes available assistive technology as wheelchairs or hospital beds. These collect store donated products for lend them needed users. management products’ flow, location access centers, design transportation schemes not straightforward, due several complexities, such highly uncertain demand offer, budget limitations, restricted availability human resources within organizations, most volunteers. In paper, analyze AT operations, based on Circular Economy perspective, develop tools help managers make better logistics decisions. mathematical models efficient algorithms have been developed solve location, inventory, routing operational problems organizations. We inspired by social program Barcelona City Council, Banc del Moviment, but be used extended other around world.