scholarly journals Robust Optimization Model for Bi-objective Emergency Medical Service Design Problem with Demand Uncertainty

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Diah Chaerani ◽  
Siti Rabiatul Adawiyah ◽  
Eman Lesmana

Bi-objective Emergency Medical Service Design Problem is a problem to determining the location of the station Emergency Medical Service among all candidate station location, the determination of the number of emergency vehicles allocated to stations being built so as to serve medical demand. This problem is a multi-objective problem that has two objective functions that minimize cost and maximize service. In real case there is often uncertainty in the model such as the number of demand. To deal the uncertainty on the bi-objective emergency medical service problem is using Robust Optimization which gave optimal solution even in the worst case. Model Bi-objective Emergency Medical Service Design Problem is formulated using Mixed Integer Programming. In this research, Robust Optimization is formulated for Bi-objective Emergency Medical Service Design Problem through Robust Counterpart formulation by assuming uncertainty in demand is box uncertainty and ellipsoidal uncertainty set. We show that in the case of bi-objective optimization problem, the robust counterpart remains computationally tractable. The example is performed using Lexicographic Method and Branch and Bound Method to obtain optimal solution. 

1985 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-153
Author(s):  
James M. Wilson ◽  
Daniel J. Dudek

Local area governments have experienced increasingly stringent budget constraints in recent years. Innovations in service delivery provide one avenue for increasing the effectiveness of resource allocations. This paper explores the potential savings available from regionalizing emergency medical service provision. A mixed integer programming model incorporating peak demand considerations is used to minimize service cost given a desired maximum response time. Changes in the weighted average response time measure the quality degradation required to attain the savings from cooperative provision. The results indicate that the benefits are substantial but that distribution of these gains is a possible barrier to implementation.


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