Multi-objective open location-routing model with split delivery for optimized relief distribution in post-earthquake

Haijun Wang, Lijing Du and Shihua Ma

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2014, vol. 69, issue C, 160-179

Abstract: The effective distribution of critical relief in post disaster plays a crucial role in post-earthquake rescue operations. The location of distribution centers and vehicle routing in the available transportation network are two of the most challenging issues in emergency logistics. This paper constructs a nonlinear integer open location-routing model for relief distribution problem considering travel time, the total cost, and reliability with split delivery. It proposes the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm and non-dominated sorting differential evolution algorithm to solve the proposed model. A case study on the Great Sichuan Earthquake in China expounds the application of the proposed models and algorithms in practice.

Keywords: Emergency logistics; Relief distribution; Location routing problem; Multi-objective optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2014.06.006

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