A new epidemics-logistics model: Insights into controlling the Ebola virus disease in West Africa
A new epidemics-logistics model: Insights into controlling the Ebola virus disease in West Africa
I. E. Büyüktahtakin,E. Desbordes,Eyyüb Y. Kibis
2018 · DOI: 10.1016/J.EJOR.2017.08.037
European Journal of Operational Research · 175 Citations
TLDR
This study introduces a new epidemics–logistics mixed-integer programming (MIP) model that determines the optimal amount, timing and location of resources that are allocated for controlling an infectious disease outbreak while accounting for its spatial spread dynamics.