Sufficiency Analysis of Ambulances for Traffic Accidents in Metro Manila Using Facility Location Models
K. Adlaon, E. Tejada, and Y. Fajardo-Lim (pp. 22-30)
Abstract
In this paper, we analyze the sufficiency of ambulances that attend to the victims of traffic accidents in Metro Manila using facility location models. Since there was an increase of traffic accidents for the past years as reported by the Philippine National Police–Highway Patrol Group, we want to know the location of facilities and the sufficient number of ambulances to provide an effective and reliable response system that will significantly reduce the fatalities brought by traffic accidents. In our analysis, we used some facility location models, particularly the maximum expected coverage location problem (MEXCLP), to evaluate if the number of ambulances is sufficient to serve the demands in Metro Manila for the year 2016. The study shows how facility location models can be applied to determine if the number of ambulances are sufficient at any given time.