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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.2247
