Abstract
Locating public services for nomadic population groups is a difficult challenge as the locations of the targeted populations seasonally change. In this paper, the population groups are assumed to occupy different locations according to the time of the year, i.e., winter and summer. A binary integer programming model is formulated to determine the optimal number and locations of primary health units for satisfying a seasonally varying demand. This model is successfully applied to the actual locations of 17 seasonally varying nomadic groups in the Middle East. Computational tests are performed on different versions of the model in order analyze the tradeoffs among different performance measures.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2154-2161 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Computers and Operations Research |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals for this research effort.
Keywords
- Facility location
- Preventive health care services
- Seasonal demand
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- Modeling and Simulation
- Management Science and Operations Research