Ambulance location and relocation models

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 451-463

  Brotcorne, Luce ^a   Laporte, Gilbert ^b,c   Semet, Frédéric ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE VALENCIENNES   (France)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulances; Emergency medical services; Location; Redeployment; Relocation

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; PROBABILITY; RELOCATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0037449217     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00364-8     Document Type: Article

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