Location Selection for Blood Distribution Center Case Study : Rayong Province

Abstract

The objective of the research is determining the way to build Blood Collection and Distribution Center in Rayong Province. This research, we use mathematic model by collecting the information of blood center, the information of public health and the number of populations in Rayong districts. And, we made mathematic model(Maximal Covering Location Problem: MCLP)from collecting the information by using Rayong infirmaries which are extensive the area in 20 kilometers arethe center. We can analysis from the information of hemorrhage condition which should obtain blood within 20 minutes. The result of the research found 2 cases that, Firstthere are 2 Blood Collection and Distribution Centers where located all of the population (1,228,637 people) in Rayong extensively is 50.53 percent. Second from estimating the result by using the program which determines the new location of 2 Blood Collection and Distribution Centers, where are the same. The effective are extensive the population (1,807,790 people) is 74.34 percent which are more than the old center about 579,153 people is 47.14 percent. When we made experiment, we found that we should have 6 Blood Collection and Distribution Centers where are extensive with the number of population (2,350,562 people) is 96.66 percent.