Design of buoy network in port water area for monitoring air pollution: A robust optimization approach

W Wang, B Liu, Y Peng, Z Jiang - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Buoy network is a promising technique to monitor air pollution in port water area, which is
not limited by terrain and can provide continuous measurements at a low cost. Determining …

Regionalization of primary health care units: An iterated greedy algorithm for large-scale instances

R Mendoza-Gómez, RZ Ríos-Mercado - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study the problem of multi-institutional regionalization of primary health
care units. The problem consists of deciding where to place new facilities, capacity …

Facility layout and spatial configuration efficiency assessment

E Zhou, AT Murray - Networks and Spatial Economics, 2024 - Springer
With rapid regional development and urbanization, many public and private facilities and
infrastructures (eg, sirens, cellphone base stations, bike sharing stations, wind turbines, etc.) …

The maximal covering location problem with accessibility indicators and mobile units

SJ Vicencio-Medina, YA Rios-Solis… - Socio-Economic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract We study the Maximal Covering Location Problem with Accessibility Indicators and
Mobile Units that maximizes the facilities coverage, the accessibility of the zones to the open …

Assessing performance in health care: A mathematical programming approach for the re-design of primary health care networks

ME Elorza, NS Moscoso, AM Blanco - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Mathematical models allow studying complex systems. In particular, optimal facility location
models provide a sound framework to assess the performance of first-level of health care …

Using new fuzzy regression aptness and healthcare equity indices in cancer hospitals network design: a fuzzy multi-objective mathematical model

M Haghshenas, A Nemati, E Asadi-Gangraj - OPSEARCH, 2024 - Springer
Cancer hospitals could provide all required services for cancer patients and decrease the
time-wasting of cancer-curing procedures and patients suffering from long travels between …

Opensource spatial optimization in GIScience for strategic positioning

AT Murray, J Baik - Transactions in GIS, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial optimization involving multiple objectives is commonly needed to address complex
planning and management issues yet associated models and problems are exceptionally …

Simultaneous sensitivity analysis of mixed-integer location-allocation models using machine learning tools: cancer hospitals' network design

A Kordi, A Nemati - Operational Research, 2024 - Springer
Uncertainty analysis is an inevitable attribute of location-allocation problems due to
unforecastable parameter changes. Although the simultaneous variation of parameters is …

Capacity Allocation in Cancer Centers Considering Demand Uncertainty

M Keshtzari, BA Norman - Sci, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper introduces a model to aid decision-makers in answering many of the important
questions regarding how best to operate a cancer center. This study aims to allocate the …

Análisis de redes de centros de atención primaria de la salud empleando simulación numérica y algoritmos genéticos

GA Moreno, MS Moreno, AM Blanco - AACINI-Revista Internacional …, 2024 - riii.fi.mdp.edu.ar
Las redes de Centros de Atención Primaria de la Salud (CAPS) son una parte importante
del sistema de salud pública de nuestro país. Con el fin de maximizar el acceso de la …