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An Integrated Model of Healthcare Facility Location and Equipment Allocation

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Operations Management for Social Good (POMS 2018)

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This study aims at locating Medical Specialties Centers’ (MSCs) and allocates medical equipment to meet maximal demand for secondary public healthcare. Therefore, we propose an integrated model addressing both problems simultaneously, optimizing resource usage. As a result, we expect to contribute to the long-term healthcare planning.

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We acknowledge the financial support provided by the Secretary of State for Health of Minas Gerais by Pro-Rectory of Research of Universiade Federal de Minas Gerais—Brazil.

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  1. Departamento de Engenharia de Produção—Escola de Engenharia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil

    Tamara de Melo Sathler, João Flávio de Freitas Almeida, Samuel Vieira Conceição & Luiz Ricardo Pinto

  2. Núcleo de Educação Em Saúde Coletiva—Escola de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Prof. Alfredo Balena, 190—Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil

    Francisco Carlos Cardoso de Campos

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  1. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  2. Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin (UNAL-Medellin), Medellín, Colombia

    Carlos Alberto González-Calderón

  3. Universidade Estadual Paulista at São José dos Campos (ICT-UNESP), São Paulo, Brazil

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  5. Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil

    Hugo Tsugunobu Yoshida Yoshizaki

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de Melo Sathler, T., Almeida, J.F.d., Conceição, S.V., Pinto, L.R., de Campos, F.C.C. (2020). An Integrated Model of Healthcare Facility Location and Equipment Allocation. In: Leiras, A., González-Calderón, C., de Brito Junior, I., Villa, S., Yoshizaki, H. (eds) Operations Management for Social Good. POMS 2018. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23816-2_13

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