Models, solutions and enabling technologies in humanitarian logistics

Linet Özdamar and Mustafa Alp Ertem

European Journal of Operational Research, 2015, vol. 244, issue 1, 55-65

Abstract: We present a survey that focuses on the response and recovery planning phases of the disaster lifecycle. Related mathematical models developed in this area of research are classified in terms of vehicle/network representation structures and their functionality. The relationships between these characteristics and model size are discussed. The review provides details on goals, constraints, and structures of available mathematical models as well as solution methods. In this review, information systems applications in humanitarian logistics are also surveyed, since humanitarian logistics models and their solutions need to be integrated with information technology to enable their use in practice.

Keywords: Humanitarian logistics; Modeling approaches; Information systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.11.030

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