The growing field of humanitarian operations is driven by frequent events of disasters seen
in the world today. Within this field, Operations Research (OR) plays a critical role in …

There are various uncertainties post-disaster relief logistics, it is essential to optimize
emergency logistics to provide timely and effective medical service in such emergency …

Emergency medical services (EMS) are essential components for post-disaster rescue
activities. Considering injury heterogeneity and deterioration over time of the casualties, the …

Emergency vehicles (EVs) are significant in disseminating sensitive information across the
road-side communication networks. This amalgamation of vehicles and communication …

The location and allocation of emergency supplies are an important part of emergency
rescue work. The existing emergency location and allocation process is inefficient, costly …

Abstract In Disaster Relief Operations (DRO), very often a lack of integration of the blood
supply chain results in increased costs and higher blood shortage levels. This paper …

Uncertainty of disaster information severely hinders efficiency of disaster relief operations.
This paper explores how mobile phone location data are applied to capture rapidly accurate …

Everyday there are more disasters that require Humanitarian Supply Chain (HSC) attention;
generally these problems are difficult to solve in reasonable computational time and …

Alleviating human sufferings during and in the aftermath of disasters is one of the most
important goals in humanitarian relief logistics. The lack of relief commodities, especially life …

Increased frequency of disasters keeps reminding us of the importance of effective resource
distribution in postdisaster. To reduce the suffering of victims, this paper focuses on how to …