Implementing a mathematical model for locating EMS vehicles in fayetteville, NC

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1549-1563

  Tavakoli, Asad ^a   Lightner, Constance ^a  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicriterion; Covered demand; Expected coverage; Set covering

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS);

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS); SERVICE AREA;

VEHICLE LOCATING SYSTEMS;

HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 1842502894     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0548(03)00108-4     Document Type: Article

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