Last-mile logistics corresponds to the last leg of the supply chain, ie, the delivery of goods to
final customers, and they comprise the core activities of postal and courier companies …

In this paper, we address a districting problem motivated by a real-world case study to
partition residential areas of a region for a healthcare system operation under interval …

In this paper, a Districting Problem with chance-constraints balancing requirements is
investigated. The goal is to partition a set of basic Territorial Units into p contiguous and …

In this work a districting problem with stochastic demand is investigated. Chance-constraints
are used to model the balancing requirements. Explicit contiguity constraints are also …

The delivery of health care services, especially for patients with chronic conditions and/or
requiring cyclical treatment, can be accomplished by resorting to two organizational models …

Paper aims The objective of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of a method, here
denominated the due date promise by slack time rule (DDPSTR), to evaluate its feasibility …

Balancing is an essential challenge in healthcare systems that requires effective strategies.
This study aims to address this crucial issue by suggesting a practical approach. We show …

This chapter discusses territory design problems under uncertainty. This is a topic much
related to discrete p-median problems under uncertainty. Thus, the contents of this chapter …

Health care facility systems are hierarchical as they consist of facilities at different levels
such as clinics, health centers, and hospitals. Therefore, finding a proper location for the …