Emergency logistics management has evolved as a prominent international theme due to
multiple global disasters in the last couple of decades. Although such global disasters have …

Meta heuristics is an optimization approach that works as an intelligent technique to solve
optimization problems. Evolutionary algorithms, human-based algorithms, physics-based …

The field of supply chain management has been extensively studied, while its role in
disaster relief operations has received limited contributions. Recent dedicated special …

Disasters are usually managed through a four-phase cycle including mitigation,
preparedness, response and recovery. The first two phases happen before a disaster and …

We present a survey that focuses on the response and recovery planning phases of the
disaster lifecycle. Related mathematical models developed in this area of research are …

Potential consequences of disasters involve overwhelming economic losses, large affected
populations and serious environmental damages. Given these devastating effects, there is …

The paper argues that welfare economic principles must be incorporated in post-disaster
humanitarian logistic models to ensure delivery strategies that lead to the greatest good for …

Optimization modeling has become a powerful tool to tackle emergency logistics problems
since its first adoption in maritime disaster situations in the 1970s. Using techniques of …

This study introduces the Interdependent Network Design Problem (INDP), concerned with
defining the minimum‐cost reconstruction strategy of a partially destroyed system of …

We have reviewed disaster management research papers published in major operations
management, management science, operations research, supply chain management and …