2026-01-23
Resource allocation based on past incident patterns
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We formulate and solve two resource allocation problems motivated by a preparedness question of emergency response services. First, we consider the assignment of vehicles to stations, and, in a second step, assign crews to vehicles. In both cases, we work in a minimax framework and define the objective function for a spatial catchment area as the total risk in this area per resource unit allocated to it. The solutions are explicit and can be calculated in practice by a greedy algorithm that successively allocates a resource unit to an area having maximal relative risk, with suitable tie breaker rules. The approach is illustrated on a data set of incidents reported to the Twente Fire Brigade.
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van Lieshout, M.-C. (2026). Resource allocation based on past incident patterns. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2601.16702 |
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