The transfer point location problem |
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| Authors: | Oded Berman Zvi Drezner George O. Wesolowsky |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 105 St. George Street, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5S 3E6;2. College of Business and Economics, California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA;3. Faculty of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada L8S 4M4 |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, we introduce the transfer point location problem. Demand for emergency service is generated at a set of demand points who need the services of a central facility (such as a hospital). Patients are transferred to a helicopter pad (transfer point) at normal speed, and from there they are transferred to the facility at increased speed. The general model involves the location of p helicopter pads and one facility. In this paper, we solve the special case where the location of the facility is known and the best location of one transfer point that serves a set of demand points is sought. Both minisum and minimax versions of the models are investigated. In follow up papers we investigate the general model using the results obtained in this paper. |
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| Keywords: | Hub location models Transfer points Minisum Minimax |
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