One of the most difficult tasks of the patrol administrators is allocation of manpower; i.e. determining the. most effective level of operational manpower for patrol tasks. Typically, administrators resolve the allocation problem by relying on prior statistical data and by employing subjective analysis. In general, only limited systematic analyses have been applied to the problem. This thesis presents a non linear goal programming model for allocating patrolmen to road segments within a patrol region. The model is demonstrated via a case example of the East section of Visakhapatnam. The results of the model are valuable to the patrol administrator for considering departmental goals and priority structure, in addition to available historical data, in the assignment of patrol manpower for a given urban area.
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