A MILP Model for Biological Sample Transportation in Healthcare

Benini, Mario; Detti, Paolo; Lara, Garazi Zabalo Manrique de

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-34960-8_8

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“…The problem has been first addressed in [1,5]. In [1], the problem is mathematically modeled, while in [5] a simple metaheuristic method is presented based on the Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search (ALNS) framework, proposed by Ropke and Pisinger in [15].…”

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A vehicle routing problem for biological sample transportation in healthcare: mathematical formulations and a metaheuristic approach

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2021

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In this paper, a real-world transportation problem is addressed, concerning the collection and the transportation of biological sample tubes from sampling points to a main hospital. Blood and other biological samples are collected in different centers during morning hours. Then, the samples are transported to the main hospital, for their analysis, by a fleet of vehicles located in geographically distributed depots. Each sample has a limited lifetime and must arrive to the main hospital within that time. If a sample cannot arrive to the hospital within the lifetime, either is discarded or must be processed in dedicated facilities called Spoke Centers.

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