DocumentCode
685617
Title
Optimization model and simulation for improving ambulance service system
Author
Morohosi, Hozumi ; Furuta, Takehiro
Author_Institution
Nat. Grad. Inst. for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan
fYear
2013
fDate
23-25 Aug. 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
This paper presents a brief survey of operations research works for ambulance service design, focusing on two mainstreams, i.e., facility location and simulation methods. Then we show some application examples of those methods using actual ambulance dispatch data.
Keywords
facility location; health care; operations research; transportation; actual ambulance dispatch data; ambulance service design; ambulance service system; facility location; operations research; optimization model; simulation method; social service; Discrete Event Simulation; Emergency Medical Service; Facility Location; Healthcare;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Operations Research and its Applications in Engineering, Technology and Management 2013 (ISORA 2013), 11th International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Huangshan
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-84919-713-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp.2013.2247
Filename
6822758
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