In response to highly unpredictable sudden‐onset natural disasters, efficient and effective
management of disaster relief inventory (DRI) is essential. This study proposes a simple …

In-kind donations gathered from the public after a disaster typically consist of an unknown
and disorganized composition of both “useful” and “useless” items. Sending the donations …

The increasing use of the Internet for many purposes is creating big data, many of which are
generated from social media. These big data potentially could assist in obtaining valuable …

Relief distribution has received considerable attention in the disaster operations
management literature. However, the majority of this literature assumes that supply is always …

When a 7.8 intensity earthquake caused widespread disaster in Ecuador on April 16, 2016,
citizens across the country self-organized to gather, mobilize, and distribute supplies to …

Material convergence (MC) in humanitarian logistics refers to the movement of relief
supplies from donor sites to distribution centers in disaster areas, from which the final …

The unpredictability of natural disasters makes handling their impacts on the population, the
environment and the economic resources a challenging decision-making process that must …

This study tackles an integrated emergency medical supply planning problem, which
incorporates supply prepositioning and dynamic in‐kind donation management in …

This book conducts a systematic inquiry into the tragic deaths caused by natural disasters at
different geographic scales. It employs key disaster concepts and classification of disasters …

Disaster Relief Aid: Changes and Challenges provides a comprehensive analysis of
disaster relief efforts undertaken globally during the last several decades, and examines the …