Maximum Availability Models for Selecting Ambulance Station and Vehicle Locations: A Critique
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Several researchers have employed the notion of reliability of coverage to extend the set covering and maximal coverage models. We discuss the suitability of these models in general for choosing ambulance station or vehicle locations. Then, we discuss one particular model (the queueing maximum availability location problem) in greater detail and describe difficulties encountered in applying it using realistic data. Acknowledgments This work has been partly supported by Discovery grants 25481 and 203534 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
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