Models, solutions and enabling technologies in humanitarian logistics

L Özdamar, MA Ertem - European Journal of Operational Research, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Relief distribution networks: a systematic review

AM Anaya-Arenas, J Renaud, A Ruiz - Annals of Operations Research, 2014 - Springer
In the last 20 years, Emergency Management has received increasing attention from the
scientific community. Meanwhile, the study of relief distribution networks has become one of …

Disaster relief routing: Integrating research and practice

LE De la Torre, IS Dolinskaya, KR Smilowitz - Socio-economic planning …, 2012 - Elsevier
Disaster relief presents many unique logistics challenges, with problems including damaged
transportation infrastructure, limited communication, and coordination of multiple agents …

A location-routing model for prepositioning and distributing emergency supplies

AM Caunhye, Y Zhang, M Li, X Nie - Transportation research part E …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

A three-stage stochastic facility routing model for disaster response planning

SJ Rennemo, KF Rø, LM Hvattum, G Tirado - Transportation research part E …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a three-stage mixed-integer stochastic programming model for disaster
response planning, considering the opening of local distribution facilities, initial allocation of …

A review of integrated supply chain network design models: Key issues for vaccine supply chains

S Lemmens, C Decouttere, N Vandaele… - … Research and Design, 2016 - Elsevier
In general, vaccines are recognized as an important means to protect populations against
infectious diseases. We show that vaccines do not behave like commodity goods and …

Goal programming-based post-disaster decision making for integrated relief distribution and early-stage network restoration

K Ransikarbum, SJ Mason - International Journal of Production Economics, 2016 - Elsevier
Few published research studies focusing on supply chain disruptions and humanitarian
logistics examine the response and recovery phases in post-disaster operations. We present …

Mathematical models in humanitarian supply chain management: A systematic literature review

MS Habib, YH Lee, MS Memon - Mathematical Problems in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade the humanitarian supply chain (HSC) has attracted the attention of
researchers due to the increasing frequency of disasters. The uncertainty in time, location …

Humanitarian logistics

M Çelik, Ö Ergun, B Johnson… - New directions in …, 2012 - pubsonline.informs.org
The increase in natural and man-made disasters in the recent years has highlighted
challenging problems in humanitarian operations, in addition to major long-term …

Methodology of emergency medical logistics for public health emergencies

Y He, N Liu - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This work presents a novel model of emergency medical logistics for quick response to
public health emergencies. The proposed methodology consists of two recursive …