Industrial Engineering & Management

Qingjin Peng

Publications

• Review Article
  Challenges and Solutions for Location of Healthcare Facilities
  Author(s): Hamid Afshari and Qingjin PengHamid Afshari and Qingjin Peng
  
  Healthcare infrastructure is essential for effective operations of healthcare systems. An efficient facility location can save cost and improve the facility utilization. It is important to update the knowledge of methods and applications to locate healthcare facilities for different purposes. This paper provides an overview of methods and challenges for decision-making of the healthcare facility location to ensure an optimal solution. This research suggests answers for defined questions. Challenges are discussed in detail for modeling and applications of healthcare facility location problems. It is noticed that many existing location models were developed to cover the need of special cases. Cost and efficiency are two important criteria for healthcare services to minimize total traveling distance between patients and the healthcare facility. Uncertainty is recognized as an inevitable .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2169-0316.1000127

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