Location Problems in Humanitarian Supply Chains

Bahar Y. Kara () and Marie-Ève Rancourt ()
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Bahar Y. Kara: Bilkent University, Department of Industrial Engineering
Marie-Ève Rancourt: HEC Montréal, Department of Logistics and Operations Management

Chapter Chapter 21 in Location Science, 2019, pp 611-629 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, we first present a general description of humanitarian supply chains. This includes the main purpose and components (facilities and transportation flow) of humanitarian supply chains within different contexts. This description also aims to classify the types of facilities that need to be located for supporting disaster relief operations as well as development programs. We then describe the location decisions that need to be made and some important metrics to consider. We also present a general model to solve location problems, which is a formulation that serves as a base for humanitarian network design problems involving location decisions. Finally, we discuss some extensions of this basic location problem.

Keywords: Humanitarian supply chain; Location problems; Prepositionning; Dispensing points (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32177-2_21

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