Title
Bicriteria efficiency/equity hierarchical location models for public service application.
Abstract
As is often the case in healthcare provision, public services may offer facilities at a hierarchy of levels in different locations, ranging from basic to specialised levels of care. In addition to efficiency objectives, with public services there is the concern of equity of provision when locating new facilities. We present, as a tool-kit for decision makers, a range of discrete hierarchical location models with bicriteria efficiency/equity objectives. These models are for use in location of facilities within hierarchical systems where a fair but efficient hierarchical service is sought. The hierarchical models have as efficiency criteria both p-median and maximal-covering types. These components are combined in a novel manner with appropriate equity objectives to give decision makers a range of choices of scenarios. We illustrate use of the models in a healthcare setting. Journal of the Operational Research Society (2013) 64, 500-512. doi:10.1057/jors.2012.68
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1057/jors.2012.68
JORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
location,bicriteria,equity,hierarchical,health service
Journal
64
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
4
0160-5682
14
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.69
6
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Honora K. Smith1705.44
Paul R. Harper218818.44
Chris N. Potts31897164.82