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 …

Emergency response activity relies on transportation networks. Emergency facility location
interacts with transportation networks clearly. This review is aimed to provide a combined …

Emergency Medical Service systems aim to respond to emergency calls in a timely manner
and provide prehospital care to patients. This paper addresses the problem of locating …

This study addresses the Ambulance Location and Dispatching Problem (ALDP), which
jointly determines the location of available ambulances and their dispatching policy. The …

Healthcare is one of the most important disciplines to ensure life quality for human beings,
especially in unpredictable scenarios such as accidents, natural disasters, or terrorism. In …

Location-allocation of ambulances is a critical planning problem in the efficient operation of
an emergency medical services system. This work considers a joint ambulance location and …

Background/Objectives: Emergency Medical Response Systems (EMRSs) play a vital role in
delivering medical aid during natural and man-made disasters. This quantitative research …

Emergency vehicles (EVs) play an essential role in emergency services. One of the most
intuitive indicators of the emergency service process is the response time of EVs. This …

Among the wide range of medical services, prehospital health care is one of the most
relevant, as it usually involves an emergency situation. The qualified medical team is …

In this paper, an analytic review of the recent methodologies tackling the problem of dynamic
allocation of ambulances was carried out. Considering that state-of-the-art is moving to deal …