A markov chain model for an EMS system with repositioning

Production and Operations Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 216-231

  Alanis, Ramon ^a   Ingolfsson, Armann ^a   Kolfal, Bora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ambulance service; fleet management; health care; repositioning; system status management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872702536     PISSN: 10591478     EISSN: 19375956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2012.01362.x     Document Type: Article

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