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Determination Of Number Of Dedicated Or's And Supporting Pricing Mechanisms For Emergent Surgeries, Leo Macdonald, Jomon Aliyas Paul
Determination Of Number Of Dedicated Or's And Supporting Pricing Mechanisms For Emergent Surgeries, Leo Macdonald, Jomon Aliyas Paul
Jomon Aliyas Paul
Inefficient management of emergent surgeries in hospitals can, in part, be attributed to a lack of rigorous analysis appropriate to capturing the underlying uncertainties inherent to this process and a pricing mechanism to ensure its financial viability. We develop a non-preemptive multi-priority queueing model that optimally manages emergent surgeries and supports the resource allocation decision-making process. Specifically, we utilize queueing and discrete event simulation to develop empirical models for determining the required number of emergent operating rooms for a hospital surgical department. We also present algorithms that estimate the appropriate pricing for patient surgeries differentiated by priority level given the …
Corrigendum To "Improving Bid Efficiency For Humanitarian Food Aid Procurement": [Int. J. Production Economics 134 (2011) 238–245], Aniruddha Bagchi, Jomon Aliyas Paul, Michael Maloni
Corrigendum To "Improving Bid Efficiency For Humanitarian Food Aid Procurement": [Int. J. Production Economics 134 (2011) 238–245], Aniruddha Bagchi, Jomon Aliyas Paul, Michael Maloni
Jomon Aliyas Paul
Correction: Few of the equations and formulas in the above mentioned article has been produced incorrectly. The correct equations as per the original source are provided.
Improving Bid Pricing For Humanitarian Logistics, John Trestrail, Jomon Paul, Michael Maloni
Improving Bid Pricing For Humanitarian Logistics, John Trestrail, Jomon Paul, Michael Maloni
Jomon Aliyas Paul
Purpose - Humanitarian logistics plays a critical role in the aid response to hunger and disasters worldwide. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) uses a competitive bidding process to procure P.L. 480 Title II food aid, a $2 billion business annually. This paper describes a mixed-integer program (MIP) decision tool that mimics the USDA bid approach in order to improve ocean carrier and food supplier bid pricing strategy. Design/methodology/approach - First, the USDA bid process is detailed and the MIP decision tool is described. Then how the tool is run against historical data to approximate future USDA bid awards is …
Impact Of Facility Damages On Hospital Capacities For Decision Support In Disaster Response Planning For An Earthquake, Jomon Paul, Li Lin
Impact Of Facility Damages On Hospital Capacities For Decision Support In Disaster Response Planning For An Earthquake, Jomon Paul, Li Lin
Jomon Aliyas Paul
Hospitals provide life-saving functions and emergency assistance to communities when disaster strikes. Any damage to hospitals from a disaster, either structural and non-structural, can impair these capabilities. In addition, an inaccurate estimation of the treatment capacities available at hospitals in a disaster-affected region can severely affect the success of emergency relief plans. In this paper, the impact of facility damage on hospital operations is estimated using a generic simulation model. From the simulation results, parametric models are developed for estimating hospitals' capacities and patient waiting times that could be used by emergency response teams in making casualty dispatching/routing decisions.
Location-Allocation Planning Of Stockpiles For Effective Disaster Mitigation, Jomon Aliyas Paul, Govind Hariharan
Location-Allocation Planning Of Stockpiles For Effective Disaster Mitigation, Jomon Aliyas Paul, Govind Hariharan
Jomon Aliyas Paul
In the existing framework for receiving and allocating Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) assistance, there are three noticeable delays: the delay by the state in requesting federal assets, the delay in the federal process which releases assets only upon the declaration of a disaster and lastly the time it takes to reach supplies rapidly from the SNS stockpile to where it is needed. The most efficient disaster preparedness plan is one that addresses all three delays taking into account the unique nature of each disaster. In this paper, we propose appropriate changes to the existing framework to address the first two …
Modeling The Effects Of Port Disasters, Jomon Aliyas Paul, Michael Maloni
Modeling The Effects Of Port Disasters, Jomon Aliyas Paul, Michael Maloni
Jomon Aliyas Paul
Weather or terrorism-related disasters at seaports can lead to significant economic losses from vessel and cargo delays. In times of such disasters, port capacities and optimal shipment routings would change rapidly, requiring near real-time analyses for planning response operations. To address this challenge, we offer a decision support system to help port networks analyze disaster response scenarios. As part of the model, an algorithm routes arriving ships to ports to optimize the use of network capacity with respect to ocean and inland transportation, port and inventory capital costs. To reflect changing port congestion conditions, port capacities are dynamically updated in …