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 …

Facility location decisions are a critical element in strategic planning for a wide range of
private and public firms. The ramifications of siting facilities are broadly based and long …

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

Disasters are large intractable problems that test the ability of communities and nations to
effectively protect their populations and infrastructure, to reduce both human and property …

We present a survey of over 50 representative problems in location research. Our goal is not
to review all variants of different location models or to describe solution results, but rather to …

We propose a two-stage location-routing model with recourse for integrated preparedness
and response planning under uncertainty. The model is used for risk management in …

The study of facility siting decisions has a long and extensive history. As this area of
research has evolved, there has been increasing recognition that the complexity of these …

Undoubtedly, humans have been analyzing the e® ectiveness of locational decisions since
they inhabited their rst cave. We use the term\facility" here in its broadest sense. That is, it is …

The resource distribution in post-disaster is an important part of emergency resource
scheduling. In this paper, we first design a multi-objective optimization model for multi-period …

Determining the locations of facilities for prepositioning supplies to be used during a disaster
is a strategic decision that directly affects the success of disaster response operations …