COVID-19 vaccine distribution: exploring strategic alternatives for the greater good

Arben Asllani () and Silvana Trimi ()
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Arben Asllani: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Silvana Trimi: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Service Business, 2022, vol. 16, issue 3, No 9, 619 pages

Abstract: Abstract The dire state of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis symbolized the urgency for efficient distribution and administration of vaccines to combat the virus as the most urgent public health service. This paper presents a prototype multi-criteria decision support model based on goal programming that can effectively support vaccination plans for the greater good of society. The optimization goals of the model include minimizing the number of fatalities and risk of spreading the disease, while complying with government health agency’s priority guidelines for vaccination. This study applied the model to a real-world dataset to demonstrate how it can be effectively applied as a decision support tool for vaccine distribution plans and manage future pandemics.

Keywords: COVID-19; Vaccine distribution priorities; Multiple-objective decision modeling; Goal programming; Decision support systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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