Title :
Dynamic conditional location allocation model for healthcare facilities
Author :
Shariff, S. Sarifah Radiah ; Moin, Noor Hasnah ; Omar, Mohd
Author_Institution :
Centre of Stat. & Decision Sci., Univ. Teknol. MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Abstract :
In order to maintain the effectiveness of healthcare delivery, the location of the facilities providing the service to the public is very crucial. It is to ensure that the chosen location network and its demand allocation serve the purpose of minimising social cost or equivalently maximising the benefits of the people. This study will accommodate the changes of demand in time, the need to upgrade the network capacity and the condition of existing facilities into a dynamic conditional location allocation model. Using the new model, a case study is presented.
Keywords :
facility location; genetic algorithms; health care; demand allocation; demand in time; dynamic conditional location allocation model; genetic algorithm; healthcare delivery; healthcare facility; location network; network capacity; social cost; Dynamic scheduling; Genetic algorithms; Mathematical model; Medical services; Planning; Resource management; Vectors; Dynamic Conditional Location Allocation; Genetic algorithm;
Conference_Titel :
Humanities, Science and Engineering Research (SHUSER), 2012 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1311-7
DOI :
10.1109/SHUSER.2012.6268821