Equilibrium analysis of disaggregate facility choice systems subject to congestion-elastic demand

• Published in: Operations research Vol. 33; no. 2; p. 293
• Main Authors: Lee, H L, Cohen, M A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1985
• Subjects: Catchment Area (Health); Health Services Needs and Demand; Health Services Research; Hospitals - utilization; Models, Theoretical; Operations Research

This paper considers the impact of congestion on the spatial distribution of customer utilization of service facilities in a stochastic-dynamic environment. Previous research has assumed that the rate of demand for service is independent of the attributes of the facilities. We consider the more gene...