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A Configuration Strategy for Emergency Medical Supplies in Earthquake Disaster

In: The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

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  • Xue-dong Liang

    (Sichuan University)

  • Rong Huang

    (Sichuan University)

  • Ying-kang Shi

    (Sichuan University)

  • Lei Xie

    (Sichuan University)

  • Jian Liu

    (Sichuan University)

Abstract

Along with the increasing frequency in emergency in our country, medical rescue is becoming more and more important, and the configuration of emergency medical supplies is especially vital. In allusion to earthquake emergency, a classification for earthquake emergency medical supplies is presented firstly, and then the evaluation index of emergency material allocation efficiency is founded. The weight on the evaluation index of emergency material allocation efficiency is gotten by rough sets. Finally, take Wenchuan earthquake for example, the emergency medical supplies configuration of West China Hospital is evaluated, and a viable configuration strategy for emergency medical supplies in earthquake disaster is put forward.

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  • Xue-dong Liang & Rong Huang & Ying-kang Shi & Lei Xie & Jian Liu, 2013. "A Configuration Strategy for Emergency Medical Supplies in Earthquake Disaster," Springer Books, in: Ershi Qi & Jiang Shen & Runliang Dou (ed.), The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 1045-1055, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-38442-4_110
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38442-4_110
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