Reserving relief supplies for earthquake: a multi-attribute decision making of China Red Cross

Feng Yang, Qianqian Yuan, Shaofu Du () and Liang Liang
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Feng Yang: University of Science and Technology of China
Qianqian Yuan: University of Science and Technology of China
Shaofu Du: University of Science and Technology of China
Liang Liang: University of Science and Technology of China

Annals of Operations Research, 2016, vol. 247, issue 2, No 18, 759-785

Abstract: Abstract Earthquake usually causes grievous damages especially in the earthquake prone areas. Building a fast and effective relief system is very important. China Red Cross is the largest humanitarian organizations in China. To improve its disaster response system, reserving relief supplies gets more and more attentions. In this article, a decision making programming based on the data envelopment analysis method is proposed in the construction of reserve network for China Red Cross with three factors, including cost, risk and utility. Four warehouses are selected and the optimal allocation strategies are obtained under the principles of equity and effectiveness which should be obeyed in humanitarian assistance.

Keywords: Relief supplies; Earthquake; Resource allocation; Cost; Risk; Utility; Data envelopment analysis (DEA) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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