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Improving supply chain disaster preparedness

Trevor Hale, Christopher R. Moberg
2005 International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management  
Therefore, the proposed secure site selection process can balance operational effectiveness and cost-efficiency by identifying the minimum number and possible locations of off-site storage facilities.  ...  One critical component of disaster management planning in supply chains is the storage of emergency supplies, equipment, and vital documents that will be needed in times of crisis.  ...  The set cover location problem is a prominent area of research within the location science community and a mature body of research exists on set cover location models (e.g.  ... 
doi:10.1108/09600030510594576 fatcat:ooohcliqxfctnfybbh7cf2s77a

Optimization of Emergency Supplies Scheduling for Hazardous Chemicals Storage Considering Risk

Jianfeng Lu, Xiaoxia Wang, Jiahong Zhao
2021 Sustainability  
Minimizing the total cost and risk, a bi-level programming model of emergency material allocation and scheduling for dangerous goods storage is formulated.  ...  To reduce the risk of hazardous chemicals storage in terms of emergency networks, the collaborative optimization of emergency materials allocation and scheduling from the perspective of risk is proposed  ...  The third possible outcome of further research is the time window constraint incorporated into our problem, and develop practically implementable solution models and algorithms.  ... 
doi:10.3390/su131910718 fatcat:3s6qlm7tw5bvhllisntgvyyyfi

Pre-Positioning Facility Location and Resource Allocation in Humanitarian Relief Operations Considering Deprivation Costs

Linlin Zhang, Na Cui
2021 Sustainability  
The estimation of victims' losses for waiting for emergency supplies is measured in the typical deprivation cost function and treated as one of the main bases of decision making, besides traditional transportation  ...  This paper proposes a scenario-based stochastic program that integrates the decisions of prepositioning facility locations, quantities of stocked emergency supplies, and service allocations in each scenario  ...  Therefore, more research focusing on integrated models is needed to capture the impact of the decisions of a certain stage on the emergency activities of other stages.  ... 
doi:10.3390/su13084141 fatcat:i46sj4q4ubejbd6hc7vf25huvq

A Multiobjective Optimization Model for Continuous Allocation of Emergency Rescue Materials

Yonghong Liu, Yucheng Li, De Huang
2020 Mathematical Problems in Engineering  
One key aspect in the management of these operations is the rational allocation of emergency relief materials, where the allocation is continuous, dynamic, and concurrent.  ...  This allocation should be made not only to minimize the emergency rescue losses, but also to reduce the cost of emergency rescue work.  ...  Based on the above problem description, the rescue time is limited by the distance of the material rescue storage unit to the accident location.  ... 
doi:10.1155/2020/5693182 fatcat:gs55xkqilzef5fg6mvqsuernne

Solving an emergency rescue materials problem under the joint reserves mode of government and framework agreement suppliers

Jiang-Hua Zhang, Xiao-Qing Sun, Rui Zhu, Ming Li, Wang Miao, David W. Dowdy
2017 PLoS ONE  
Emergency rescue material reserves are vital for the success of emergency rescue activities.  ...  Finally, we use IBM ILOG CPLEX to solve the numerical examples to verify the effectiveness of the mode and perform sensitivity analyses on the relevant parameters.  ...  Acknowledgments We would like to thank the editor and the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and suggestions on earlier versions of this paper.  ... 
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0186747 pmid:29077722 pmcid:PMC5659651 fatcat:b2qpurg47narlon34dm32cwuhi

The Robustness and Sustainability of Port Logistics Systems for Emergency Supplies from Overseas

Yanyu Chen, Wenzhe Zheng, Wenbo Li, Yimiao Huang
2020 Journal of Advanced Transportation  
Research data show that the shortest path can be planned between each material supply location.  ...  The robustness of the logistics system can be widely used in emergency events.  ...  Research data show that the robustness and sustainability of the port logistics system can help plan the shortest path between material supply locations. e research results show that the proportion of  ... 
doi:10.1155/2020/8868533 fatcat:iq3zo6ash5gfnmyk5tepwjel7a

Research on Coordination and Optimization Model of Emergency Supplies for Manufacturing Accidents Based on Scenario Analysis

TAO CHEN, TAO CHEN, HONG-YUAN YUAN
2018 DEStech Transactions on Engineering and Technology Research  
And to reduce the enterprise's emergency reserve cost and maintain its daily emergency rescue ability.  ...  This paper provides the necessary theoretical support for the enterprise emergency material reserve system.  ...  Acknowledgement This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71373139,71673163), the 12th Five-Year Technology Support Program.  ... 
doi:10.12783/dtetr/ecame2017/18434 fatcat:o4xbpwsa2jfr5nsenioma2lwm4

Analyzing Transportation and Distribution in Emergency Humanitarian Logistics

M. Safeer, S.P. Anbuudayasankar, Kartik Balkumar, K. Ganesh
2014 Procedia Engineering  
Based on the classification, areas of future research are discussed that would be useful for key decision makers in planning logistics activities in emergency situations.The paper also serves to delineate  ...  distribution problems.  ...  Unlike classical vehicle routing problems, the emergency vehicle routing problem minimizes sum of arrival times instead of minimizing the cost.  ... 
doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2014.12.469 fatcat:ora4uuz5ajatnn5juyfnbjd7ua

Location Optimization of Emergency Station for Dangerous Goods Accidents Considering Risk

Jianfeng Lu, Qiang Yang
2022 Sustainability  
The optimization objectives of the model include the minimum risk of emergency station location, the minimum construction and operation cost, the minimum weighted path distance, and the highest coverage  ...  A bi-level programming model of emergency station location for hazardous chemical accidents is established in this paper.  ...  The multi-objective optimization model of hazardous chemical storage emergency station location was established with the minimum risk, minimum construction and operation cost, minimum weighted path, distance  ... 
doi:10.3390/su14106088 fatcat:pi3eovcdwjbz3da6ferz6ghu2q

Humanitarian logistics and emergency relief management: hot perspectives and its optimization approach

Linlin Zhang, Na Cui, L. Duan, A.Z. Abdullah
2021 E3S Web of Conferences  
facility location, relief material allocation, emergency vehicle routing and the incorporation of the interests of the victims in the modeling framework.  ...  Therefore, this paper puts its focus on some key decisions raised in the process of post-disaster humanitarian relief activities and summarizes the state-of-the-art researches in the area of critical emergency  ...  Acknowledgments This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant # 71874069) and Youth Innovation Support Program of Shandong Colleges and Universities.  ... 
doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202124503036 fatcat:ljpidorcknhovkpx3pzhaeyp3u

Optimization of Warehouse Location and Supplies Allocation for Emergency Rescue under Joint Government–Enterprise Cooperation Considering Disaster Victims' Distress Perception

Jiaxin Geng, Hanping Hou, Shaoqing Geng
2021 Sustainability  
To improve the emergency relief work and solve the current problems, this paper introduces the victims' pain perception cost into the model, takes the lowest cost of the whole emergency rescue system as  ...  The location and allocation of emergency supplies are an important part of emergency rescue work.  ...  Literature Review Location problems [7] and allocation problems [8] are classical problems in the field of operations research, and with the application of operations research theory in the field of  ... 
doi:10.3390/su131910560 fatcat:cjucbcchqjgqhncpruuvcfjzsi

An Optimal Distribution Model of Emergency Materials Based on Disaster Weather

Guanghui Wang
2019 American Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering  
The transportation and distribution of post-disaster emergency materials includes two stages: from storage warehouses and material distribution centers outside the disaster area to emergency distribution  ...  meteorological conditions, will have a significant impact on the efficient distribution of emergency materials.  ...  Fund This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (NSF) of China (No. 91437112).  ... 
doi:10.12691/ajeee-7-3-5 fatcat:3lg7cptwu5hzzc6yxf3zgsjthu

Humanitarian Logistics Management After A Disaster: An Earthquake Case

Elifcan GÖÇMEN, Yusuf KUVVETLİ
2020 DÜMF Mühendislik Dergisi  
Inventory routing problems have decided routing decisions considering inventory levels during the planning horizon at minimum cost.  ...  The problem aims the distribution of the supplies needed considering available inventory levels at minimum time.  ...  Minimum cost of supply chain, maximum demand meeting, minimum time between production and consumption are expected in the objectives [15] .  ... 
doi:10.24012/dumf.658184 fatcat:npxoyqxl3ngkzbssnbsloi7lja

Design and Implementation of Construction Material Management Scheme Based on RFID Technology

Dan Xin
2017 Journal of Architectural Research and Development  
This paper studies the design and implementation of the construction material management scheme based on RFID technology, hoping to improve the management system and improve the management efficiency through  ...  Whether it is a large commercial center, office or landmark building, its construction materials in addition to enhancing the performance, but also to build an automated and effective material management  ...  Material storage: ① for the remaining amount of material below the minimum limit, it is necessary to promptly give a warning; ② to the material management security monitoring, to avoid the emergence of  ... 
doi:10.26689/jard.v1i1.94 fatcat:6brgxritnjhhnertg7q7jfpurq

The Distribution of Emergency Logistics Centers under the COVID-19 Lockdown: The Case of Yangtze River Delta Area

Jiawei Ge, Xiang Li, Zhuoling Wu, Yurou Sun, Maneerat Kanrak
2022 Sustainability  
Given that the construction of emergency logistics centers is an effective solution, this paper takes the Yangtze River Delta Area (YRDA) of China as an example and discusses the site selection and material  ...  The regular lockdown policy adopted in controlling the pandemic of COVID-19 has caused logistic disruptions in some areas that have a great impact on the living standards of residents and the production  ...  three parts: the construction cost of the warehouse, the storage cost of emergency materials, and the procurement cost of emergency materials.  ... 
doi:10.3390/su141710594 fatcat:ggbmd2fesjbvbpa4c6t4nl25ty
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