A strategy for ambulance system designs : an investigation of the ambulance system in the greater Vancouver regional district
| Autor: | Tan, Eddy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1974 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Text |
| Popis: | This dissertation is a study of the effects of alternative design parameters and control policies in the planning and operation of emergency ambulance systems. The ambulance system is characterized by a sequence of events beginning with the notification of an incident and ending with the delivery of the patient to an emergency medical facility. A computer simulation model was subsequently developed and validated for the G.V.R.D. Experiments are conducted using this Simulation Model and a Local Search Algorithm which determined optimal locations to evaluate the effect of the following on system performance: number of ambulances; dispatching policies; demand rate. Results from the above experiments lead to the following recommendations: Ambulance service should be provided on a regional basis; ambulances should be located strategically to minimize response time; for a given desired level of response time, the number and location of ambulances should be different in different periods of the day; periodic review of the level and spatial distribution of demand should be made and adjustments should be made in the number and locations of ambulances; the determination of the proper response time level should be based in part on an analysis of the tradeoff between cost and response time. Business, Sauder School of Operations and Logistics (OPLOG), Division of Graduate |
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