Multi-objective design of an organ transplant network under uncertainty

B. Zahiri, R. Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, M. Mohammadi and P. Jula

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2014, vol. 72, issue C, 101-124

Abstract: We propose a novel multi-period location–allocation model for the design of an organ transplant transportation network under uncertainty. The model consists of a bi-objective mathematical programming model that minimizes total cost and time, including waiting time in the queue for the transplant operation, while considering organs’ priorities. A fuzzy multi-objective programming based approach is presented to solve the small and medium size problems to optimality. For larger problems, we propose two meta-heuristics based algorithms. Lower bounds, and several numerical examples with managerial insights are discussed. A real case-study is provided, and the existing and the proposed optimal solutions are compared.

Keywords: Healthcare network; Multi-period organ transplant network; Fuzzy multi-objective programming; Queuing theory; Meta-heuristics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2014.09.007

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