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Unpublished Paper
Senior Center Network Redesign Under Demand Uncertainty
(2010)
  • Osman Ozaltin, University of Waterloo
  • Michael P Johnson, Jr.
  • Andrew Schaefer, University of Pittsburgh
Abstract
Senior centers off er a variety of services to facilitate independent living of older adults. In the U.S., increasing suburbanization and aging of suburban residents necessitate reconfiguring senior services. We propose a two-echelon network of senior centers across large study areas and formulate a stochastic facility location/allocation model with mixed-integer recourse. We apply our model to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which has one of the oldest population in the U.S. Our model shows that a two-echelon network design is appropriate for increasing the occupancy of senior centers as community focal points while maintaining customized and accessible programming in small neighborhood areas.
Keywords
  • stochastic optimization; senior centers; network design
Publication Date
March 19, 2010
Citation Information
Osman Ozaltin, Michael P Johnson and Andrew Schaefer. "Senior Center Network Redesign Under Demand Uncertainty" (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael_johnson/45/