Examinando por Autor "Reid, Samantha"

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    Multi-Objective Location Problem for Bank Branches
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023) Montero, Elizabeth; Nicolis, Orietta; Reid, Samantha; Torres, Marcelo
    Although current technologies allow simple online banking transactions, it is vital to guarantee access to bank branches both for customers and businesses. Banking branch interactions improve trust in bank institutions in everyday situations and emergencies. This research addresses the problem of the location of banking facilities. A set of objective functions related to socio-economic variables, geographical coverage and bankers preferences are considered. A multi-objective linear programming model is proposed to solve different versions of the problem considering a maximum radial distance coverage. The (mono/bi/multi) objective versions of the problem are analyzed by varying the values of the weights of objective functions in the proposed model that is then solved using AMPL Gurobi solver. The case study is carried out in Santiago de Chile with data from a local banking institution. In the results, the bank's initial situation is analyzed to contrast the solutions found later. This analysis is performed considering the mono-objective, bi-objective, and multi-objective nature of the studied problem. In all these cases, we analyzed changes in the structure of solutions as the coverage of the branches increases. The proposed model can quickly obtain feasible solutions according to the needs and available resources, allowing to replicate the analysis in different institutions under similar conditions considering strategically established priorities. © 2013 IEEE.
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    The Casualty Stabilization–Transportation Problem in a Large-Scale Disaster
    (MDPI, 2022-01-02) Bronfman, Andrés; Diego, Beneventti G.; Alvarez, Pamela P.; Reid, Samantha; Paredes-Belmar, Germán
    We address the problem of picking up, stabilizing, and transporting casualties in response to mass-injury disasters. Our proposed methodology establishes the itinerary for collecting, on-site stabilization, and transporting victims considering capacitated vehicles and medical care centers. Unlike previous works, we minimize the time required to achieve on-site stabilization of each victim according to his age and level of severity of the injuries for their subsequent transfer to specialized medical centers. Thus, more critical patients will be the first to be stabilized, maximizing their chances of survival. In our methodology, the victims’ age, the injuries’ severity level, and their deterioration over time are considered critical factors in prioritizing care for each victim. We tested our approach using simulated earthquake scenarios in the city of Iquique, Chile, with multiple injuries. The results show that explicitly considering the on-site stabilization of the vital functions of the prioritized victims as an objective, before their transfer to a specialized medical center, allows treating and stabilizing patients earlier than with traditional objectives. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.