A maximum expected covering model for an ambulance location problem

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 468-474

  Chuang, Chun Ling ^a   Lin, Rong Ho ^b  

^a KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emergency medical service (ems); Genetic algorithm; Location problem

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LOCATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; LOCATION PROBLEMS; MAXIMUM EXPECTED COVERING MODELS; REAL-WORLD;

EMERGENCY SERVICES;

EID: 50949115767     PISSN: 10170669     EISSN: 21517606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10170660709509061     Document Type: Article

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