Allocation of resources during hospital evacuations: A simulation approach

IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2007 - Industrial Engineering's Critical Role in a Flat World - Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 13-18

  Tayfur, Esengul ^a   Taaffe, Kevin ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital evacuation; Optimization; Resource allocation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; AUTOMATION; EXHIBITIONS; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY;

ANNUAL CONFERENCE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS; DETERMINISTIC OPTIMIZATION; EVACUATION PLANNING; INLAND FLOODING; LIMITED RESOURCES; LOSS-OF-LIFE; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH (OOA); RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROBLEMS; SIMULATION APPROACH; SIMULATION MODELLING; STORM SURGES; TOTAL COSTS;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 44949185416     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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