Linear upper-bound unavailability set covering models for locating ambulances: Application to Tehran rural roads

This paper presents a linear reliability-based model as an extension of the well-known linear location set covering problem (LSCP) for emergency service vehicles such as ambulances. Linear programming models have a practical advantage over other nonlinear or queuing-based models. They can be simply coded by practitioners and can be solved routinely using existing commercial software to achieve exact solutions especially for large problem instances.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Shariat-Mohaymany, Afshin ; Babaei, Mohsen ; Moadi, Saeed ; Amiripour, Sayyed Mahdi
Published in:	European Journal of Operational Research. - Elsevier, ISSN 0377-2217. - Vol. 221.2012, 1, p. 263-272
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Location \| Emergency medical services \| Reliability \| Ambulance busy fraction \| Set covering model

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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