Contributing to the well-being of remote populations

Three researchers from HEC Montréal have designed a management tool that improves emergency aeromedical transport in remote areas.

PhD student Joëlle Cormier, Associate Professor Valérie Bélanger and Professor Marie-Ève Rancourt from the Department of  Logistics and Operations Management have developed a simulator that compares various hospital plane fleet compositions.

Their tool factors in aircraft characteristics, timeframes, carrying capacity, weather considerations, breakdowns, etc. It notably decreases waiting times and transfer times to hospitals for patients.