Analysis of MCLP, Q-MALP, and MQ-MALP with Travel Time Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Simulation
This paper compares the application of theMonte Carlo simulation in incorporating travel time uncertainties in ambulance location problem using three models: Maximum Covering Location Problem (MCLP), Queuing Maximum Availability Location Problem (Q-MALP), andMultiserver QueuingMaximum Availability...
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| description | This paper compares the application of theMonte Carlo simulation in incorporating travel time uncertainties in ambulance location
problem using three models: Maximum Covering Location Problem (MCLP), Queuing Maximum Availability Location Problem
(Q-MALP), andMultiserver QueuingMaximum Availability Location Problem (MQ-MALP). A heuristic method is developed to
site the ambulances.The models are applied to the 33-node problem representing Austin, Texas, and the 55-node problem. For the
33-node problem, the results showthat the servers are less spatially distributed in Q-MALP andMQ-MALPwhen the uncertainty of
server availability is considered using either the independent or dependent travel time. On the other hand, for the 55-node problem,
the spatial distribution of the servers obtained by locating a server to the highest hit node location is more dispersed inMCLP and
Q-MALP.The implications of the new model for the ambulance services system design are discussed as well as the limitations of
the modeling approach. |
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| spelling | usm-367932017-09-27T00:42:33Z http://eprints.usm.my/36793/ Analysis of MCLP, Q-MALP, and MQ-MALP with Travel Time Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Simulation Abdul Ghani, Noraida Ahmad, Norazura LC5800-5808 Distance education. This paper compares the application of theMonte Carlo simulation in incorporating travel time uncertainties in ambulance location problem using three models: Maximum Covering Location Problem (MCLP), Queuing Maximum Availability Location Problem (Q-MALP), andMultiserver QueuingMaximum Availability Location Problem (MQ-MALP). A heuristic method is developed to site the ambulances.The models are applied to the 33-node problem representing Austin, Texas, and the 55-node problem. For the 33-node problem, the results showthat the servers are less spatially distributed in Q-MALP andMQ-MALPwhen the uncertainty of server availability is considered using either the independent or dependent travel time. On the other hand, for the 55-node problem, the spatial distribution of the servers obtained by locating a server to the highest hit node location is more dispersed inMCLP and Q-MALP.The implications of the new model for the ambulance services system design are discussed as well as the limitations of the modeling approach. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/36793/1/%28Analysis_of_MCLP%2C_Q-MALP%29_2364254.pdf Abdul Ghani, Noraida and Ahmad, Norazura (2017) Analysis of MCLP, Q-MALP, and MQ-MALP with Travel Time Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Simulation. Journal of Computational Engineering, 2017 (236425). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2356-7260 https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2364254 |
| spellingShingle | LC5800-5808 Distance education. Abdul Ghani, Noraida Ahmad, Norazura Analysis of MCLP, Q-MALP, and MQ-MALP with Travel Time Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Simulation |
| title | Analysis of MCLP, Q-MALP, and MQ-MALP with Travel
Time Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Simulation |
| title_full | Analysis of MCLP, Q-MALP, and MQ-MALP with Travel
Time Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Simulation |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of MCLP, Q-MALP, and MQ-MALP with Travel
Time Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of MCLP, Q-MALP, and MQ-MALP with Travel
Time Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Simulation |
| title_short | Analysis of MCLP, Q-MALP, and MQ-MALP with Travel
Time Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Simulation |
| title_sort | analysis of mclp, q-malp, and mq-malp with travel
time uncertainty using monte carlo simulation |
| topic | LC5800-5808 Distance education. |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/36793/ http://eprints.usm.my/36793/ http://eprints.usm.my/36793/1/%28Analysis_of_MCLP%2C_Q-MALP%29_2364254.pdf |