Rapid Distribution of Medical Supplies

Maged Dessouky (), Fernando Ordóñez, Hongzhong Jia and Zhihong Shen
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Maged Dessouky: University of Southern California
Fernando Ordóñez: University of Southern California
Hongzhong Jia: University of Southern California
Zhihong Shen: University of Southern California

Chapter Chapter 16 in Patient Flow, 2013, pp 385-410 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Some important issues in the design of an efficient pharmaceutical supply chain involve deciding where to place the warehouses/inventories and how to route distribution vehicles. Solving appropriate facility location and vehicle routing problems can ensure the design of a logistic network capable of rapid distribution of medical supplies. In particular, both these problems must be solved in coordination to quickly disburse medical supplies in response to a large-scale emergency. In this chapter, we present models to solve facility location and vehicle routing problems in the context of a response to a large-scale emergency. We illustrate the approach on a hypothetical anthrax emergency in Los Angeles County.

Keywords: Emergency supply; Facility location; Vehicle routing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9512-3_16

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