Cylindrical neutrosophic fuzzy heuristic approach to locate mobile pandemic test labs

Abstract

Since 2020, the world is facing a pandemic. In order to cope with the epidemic, the acceleration of the diagnosis process is important for treatment. However, in order to minimize contact with other patients, test centers should also be kept separate from public health centers. In this study, a multi facility location problem is addressed for mobile pandemic test labs to serve people in certain regions in Turkey. Experts in the health sector are asked to make decisions in this process. Considering the uncertainties in human nature, cylindrical neutrosophic fuzzy numbers are used for expert evaluations. According to the views of decision makers, weights are calculated to alternative locations by a fuzzy MCDM procedure. The cylindrical neutrosophic fuzzy heuristic algorithm is proposed for the assignment of mobile pandemic test labs serving the regions to alternative locations. The results are intended to guide future studies.