A spatial queuing model for the location decision of emergency medical vehicles for pandemic outbreaks: the case of Za'atari refugee camp

Purpose – Refugee camps can be severely struck by pandemics, like potential COVID-19 outbreaks, due to high population densities and often only base-level medical infrastructure. Fast responding medical systems can help to avoid spikes in infections and death rates as they allow the prompt isolation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Felix Blank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHLSCM-07-2020-0058/full/pdf