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 …

In the recent past, the global public has been alarmed by several natural disasters with
tremendous consequences. The OR/MS community has reacted by developing quantitative …

The number of people affected by disasters has increased over the past decades, whereas
funding has declined. The need for effective humanitarian aid is, therefore, larger than ever …

The emergency supply of blood in natural and anthropogenic disasters has proved
challenging. This article presents a stochastic bi-objective supply chain design model for the …

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

The increasing number and severity of natural and man-made disasters worldwide has led
to calls for more precise and effective humanitarian responses, and the use of humanitarian …

Humanitarian logistics often faces the challenge of dealing with uncertainties when
developing a rescue strategy in response to the occurrence of a disaster. We develop a …

Abstract An effective Emergency Medical Service (EMS) system can provide medical relief
supplies for common emergencies (fire, accident, etc.) or large-scale disasters (earthquake …

Humanitarian organizations transport large quantities of aid for distribution in the aftermath
of disasters. Transportation for last mile distribution includes multiple, and often conflicting …

Humanitarian network design decisions belonging to the preparedness stage of disaster
management life-cycle are of critical importance since they set the frame for all further post …