Routing and Scheduling for Medication Distribution Plans

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dc.contributor.authorHerrmann, Jeffrey W.
dc.contributor.authorLu, Sara
dc.contributor.authorSchalliol, Kristen
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-22T20:05:28Z
dc.date.available2008-09-22T20:05:28Z
dc.date.issued2008-09-18
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a two-stage approach for solving the medication distribution problem. The problem addresses a critical issue in emergency preparedness. Public health officials must plan the logistics for distributing medication to points of dispensing (PODs), which will give medication to the public in case of a bioterrorist attack such as anthrax. We consider the problem at the state and local levels. Our approach separates the problem into two subproblems: (1) the “routing problem” assigns PODs to vehicles and creates routes for each vehicle, and (2) the “scheduling problem” determines when the vehicles should start these routes and how much material should be delivered on each trip. This paper presents the results of using this approach to construct solutions for a realistic three-county scenario. The results show that the routing and scheduling decisions greatly affect the quality of the solution.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNSF, NACCHOen
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/8417
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.isAvailableAtInstitute for Systems Researchen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTR 2008-26en
dc.subjectemergency preparednessen
dc.subjectschedulingen
dc.subjectvehicle routingen
dc.subjectlogisticsen
dc.titleRouting and Scheduling for Medication Distribution Plansen
dc.typeTechnical Reporten

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