Healthcare facility (HCF) location has attracted considerable attention from the operations
research community over nearly four decades as one of the most important strategic issues …

One of the most important health care services is emergency medical service as it plays a
vital role in saving people's lives and reducing the rate of mortality and morbidity. Over the …

Over the past 10 years, a considerable amount of research has been devoted to the
development of models to support decision making in the particular yet important context of …

In this study, we review the covering problems in facility location. Here, besides a number of
reviews on covering problems, a comprehensive review of models, solutions and …

Facility location decisions are a critical element in strategic planning for a wide range of
private and public firms. The ramifications of siting facilities are broadly based and long …

Plants, distribution centers, and other facilities generally function for years or decades,
during which time the environment in which they operate may change substantially. Costs …

This article traces the evolution of ambulance location and relocation models proposed over
the past 30 years. The models are classified in two main categories. Deterministic models …

Classical facility location models like the P-median problem (PMP) and the uncapacitated
fixed-charge location problem (UFLP) implicitly assume that, once constructed, the facilities …

Emergencies that pose potential threats to our health, life, and properties can happen
anywhere and anytime and may result in huge losses if they are not handled timely and …

With emergencies being, unfortunately, part of our lives, it is crucial to efficiently plan and
allocate emergency response facilities that deliver effective and timely relief to people most …