A review of research in illicit supply-chain networks and new directions to thwart them
Illicit trades have emerged as a significant problem to almost every government across the
world. Their gradual expansion and diversification throughout the years suggests the …
world. Their gradual expansion and diversification throughout the years suggests the …
Determining criteria weights with genetic algorithms for multi-criteria decision making methods: The case of logistics performance index rankings of European Union …
One of the most critical metrics for evaluating countries' logistics performance is the Logistics
Performance Index (LPI). Although the LPI is an effective tool, it is also an index with some …
Performance Index (LPI). Although the LPI is an effective tool, it is also an index with some …
Improving access to housing and supportive services for runaway and homeless youth: Reducing vulnerability to human trafficking in New York City
Recent estimates indicate that there are over a million runaway and homeless youth and
young adults (RHY) in the United States (US). Exposure to trauma, violence, and substance …
young adults (RHY) in the United States (US). Exposure to trauma, violence, and substance …
Multi-period max flow network interdiction with restructuring for disrupting domestic sex trafficking networks
We consider a new class of multi-period network interdiction problems, where interdiction
and restructuring decisions are decided upon before the network is operated and …
and restructuring decisions are decided upon before the network is operated and …
Disrupting labor trafficking in the agricultural sector: Looking at opportunities beyond law enforcement interventions
Law enforcement interventions continue to be the primary mechanism used to identify
offenders and illicit businesses involved in human trafficking, yet trafficking continues to be a …
offenders and illicit businesses involved in human trafficking, yet trafficking continues to be a …
A transdisciplinary approach for generating synthetic but realistic domestic sex trafficking networks
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One of the major challenges associated with applying Operations Research (OR) models to
disrupting human trafficking networks is the limited amount of reliable data sources readily …
disrupting human trafficking networks is the limited amount of reliable data sources readily …
Ensuring sustainable strategies for achieving multi-commodity maximum flow on a fuzzy network under interdictions
This paper addresses the multi-commodity maximum flow network interdiction problem (MC-
MFNIP) which involves two opposite sides with conflicting objectives in the presence of …
MFNIP) which involves two opposite sides with conflicting objectives in the presence of …
Optimal resource allocation to minimize errors when detecting human trafficking
Accurately detecting human trafficking is particularly challenging due to its covert nature,
difficulty in distinguishing trafficking from non-trafficking exploitative conditions, and varying …
difficulty in distinguishing trafficking from non-trafficking exploitative conditions, and varying …
[图书][B] Integer Optimization for the Understanding and Disruption of Illicit Networks
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Tools from operations research (OR) have historically been applied to better understand and
disrupt illicit trafficking networks. Two such tools are community detection and network …
disrupt illicit trafficking networks. Two such tools are community detection and network …