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  • Operations Research
  • Emergency Medical Services Management
  • Optimization Techniques

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  • The emergency vehicle location problem is a complex, nonlinear challenge with stochastic elements.
  • Determining optimal ambulance numbers and locations is critical for meeting required reliability levels.
  • Existing methods struggle with the inherent complexity and decision-making demands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and propose novel iterative optimization algorithms for the emergency vehicle location problem.
  • To develop methods that ensure required reliability levels are met for ambulance deployment.
  • To enhance computational efficiency and performance compared to existing algorithms.

Main Methods:

  • An iterative hypercube optimization algorithm with parameter estimation was developed.
  • A linear model was used to determine ambulance locations within the hypercube framework.
  • An iterative simulation optimization algorithm was proposed, replacing hypercube simulation for efficiency.

Main Results:

  • The developed algorithms successfully determine ambulance locations that satisfy reliability requirements.
  • The iterative simulation optimization algorithm demonstrated equivalent performance to the hypercube method.
  • Computational experiments confirmed the proposed algorithms outperform existing literature solutions.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed iterative optimization and simulation algorithms effectively solve the emergency vehicle location problem.
  • These methods provide a reliable and computationally efficient approach to ambulance deployment.
  • The study offers a significant advancement in optimizing emergency response resource allocation.