A goal programming model for two-stage COVID19 test sampling centers location-allocation problem

Yusuf Kuvvetli ()
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Yusuf Kuvvetli: Cukurova University

Central European Journal of Operations Research, 2023, vol. 31, issue 1, No 1, 20 pages

Abstract: Abstract The COVID19 virus, which first appeared in Wuhan, China, and has become a pandemic in a short time, has threatened the health system in many countries and put it into a bottleneck. Simultaneously, the second wave's expectation spread it necessary to plan the health services correctly. In this study, a location-allocation problem in the two-echelon system, which considers different test sampling alternatives, is examined to obtain test sampling centers' location-allocation. The problem is modeled as a goal programming model to create a network that tests samples at a minimum total distance, establishes a minimum number of test sampling centers, and reaches the distance of PCR test laboratories at minimum total distances. The proposed model is applied as a case study for the two cities located in Turkey, and the obtained locations and inventory levels of each location are presented. Besides, different scenarios are examined to understand the structure of the model. As a result, only testing in hospitals will increase the risk of contamination. Since testing at all points will not be possible administratively, it will be ensured that the most appropriate location-allocation decisions are taken by considering all the proposed model's objectives.

Keywords: Location-allocation problem; Test sampling center location; Goal programming model; COVID19 pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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