Natural disasters are a part of human history worldwide. To mitigate after-disaster damages,
it is imperative to create an effective disaster supply chain. This research proposes a …

In a humanitarian context, disaster relief operations handle in-kind donations and supplies
required to assist the affected population. Among the most challenging operations in …

Disaster operations management (DOM) seeks to mitigate the harmful impact of natural
disasters on individuals, society, infrastructure, economic activities, and the environment …

Deploying self‐organizing systems is a way to cope with the logistics sector's complex,
dynamic, and stochastic nature. In such systems, automated decision‐making and …

In the last two years, the worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting
heavy casualties have highlighted the importance of further research in healthcare. In …

To promote the adoption of recyclable express packaging (REP), this paper focuses on
providing a realistic simulation-optimization system for establishing an efficient, green, and …

Purpose This paper aims to explore the impact of fourth-party logistics (4PL) adoption on the
agility, adaptability and alignment (AAA) capabilities within humanitarian supply chains …

Given the particular characteristics of a sudden outbreak of an epidemic on a regional scale
and considering the possible existence of a latent period process, this paper takes the …

Natural disasters lead to massive human and financial losses yearly; thus, disaster planning
is of critical importance. One of the most crucial measures for disaster planning is …

Disasters have severe damage to social life and economies, especially human losses. In
order to prevent these losses and damages, disaster management is highly critical …