 Prepositioning of supplies in preparation for a hurricane under potential destruction of prepositioned suppliesGina Galindo and Rajan Batta Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2013, vol. 47, issue 1, 20-37 Abstract: Hurricanes are a type of natural disaster for which it is possible to plan for prepositioning of supplies to improve the efficiency of the post-disaster relief effort. This paper develops a model for prepositioning supplies in such a setting. Our model has a distinguishing feature the possible destruction of supply points during the disaster event. To gain insight into our model, we develop a series of theoretical properties. To test the applicability of our model a series of computational tests are performed. From such tests we conclude that it is possible to solve relatively large instances of the problem utilizing standard optimization software. A methodology based on creation of clusters of demand points is proposed for solving even larger problems. Finally we study sensitivity of the results with respect to key parameters. These investigations provide important policy implications. Keywords: Logistics; Prepositioning supplies; Disaster; Facility location; Optimization; Spatial autocorrelation (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:soceps:v:47:y:2013:i:1:p:20-37 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2012.11.002 Access Statistics for this article Socio-Economic Planning Sciences is currently edited by Barnett R. Parker More articles in Socio-Economic Planning Sciences from Elsevier |
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