Abstract
Relocation of ambulance station is a complex problem involving a large number of factors, both tangible and intangible. This paper has presented a heuristic planning method which has been beveloped to identify an effective solution to such problem for the kumamoto city. Using the length of time from phone call to an ambulance authority to a patient's arrival at a medical facility, Hospital Time, as a surrogate for patients outcome measure, four planning objectives has been developed. Because the location mndel has applied large network which contains 13, 939 nodes and 36, 956 links (two ways), close analysis on gegraphic conditions has become possible. Computational results for the kumamoto city has proved that the planning method developed in this paper can be used as an effective tool for location studies.
