Figure 8
The chart compares operational research categories including location and allocation, routing, scheduling, and transport and distribution across actor groups. Emergency health actors outside hospitals lead with 21 studies on location and allocation, followed by emergency health actors in hospitals with 17. Both groups also show smaller contributions to routing, scheduling, and transport. Other governmental actors and civil protection each have a few studies, while non-governmental organisations, military, health logistics units, and patients themselves appear minimally. The chart indicates a strong research emphasis on health actors, particularly outside hospitals, for logistical operations in emergencies.Decision-problems and actors
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