Locating of casuality collection centers with artificial intelligence optimization methods

Casuality collection centers are the first-aid centers where a large number of casualities are provided with urgent medical service at a time in big disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and wars. Location of these casuality collection centers must be determined appropriately beforehand and people must be informed of what center they are to be provided with service at. In this study it is aimed that optimum location is determined for casuality collection centers (CCC) to be founded for the province of Duzce. For this aim, P-Median Location Model frequently used in the solution of facility location problems has been chosen. The places and the number of them that could be casuality collection centers in the area where the study has been applied, the coordinates of residence centers and the current data of population have been obtained from the related units of Düzce Governer Office. Using this data, the distance between residence centers and probable casuality collection centers have been calculated through Google Maps program. Sitation facility location software has been used to analize the model established. By using the interface of the Sitation software, the model of the study has been compared with both Langrange multupliers and Genetic Algorithm through analyzing separately. When the model of the study has been analized for 2 kilometres of covering distance using Langrange Multupliers method in order to meet the maximum demand with 3 casuality collection centers to be located for the first time in 56 residence centers of Düzce province centrum ,the demand of 99,44 percent of centrum population that meant 142217 people was met through Kültür,Sallar and Çamköy residences. The demand of only one residence (Kemal Işıldak) that meant 800 people could not be met. Later when the covering distance for 2 kilometres was analized using model Genetic Algorithm method, the demand of 99,46 percent of centrum population of Düzce that meant 142245 people was met through the casuality collection centers of Bayram Gökmen, Bahçelievler and Kültür. The demand of only one residence (Soğukpınar) that meant 773 people could not be met. When the analyses conducted through these 2 different methods of optimization have been compared it is seen that the results of the analyse through Genetic Algorithm method are optimum and more of socially benefical. The results obtained have been shared with the authorities of disaster coordination and recommended to be included in related disaster plans. Key words: : Facility Location Problems, P-median Facility Location Model, Casuality Collection Centers