04290nam 2200613Ia 450 991043825340332120200520144314.01-4614-7007-210.1007/978-1-4614-7007-6(CKB)3280000000020647(EBL)1697105(OCoLC)841927188(SSID)ssj0000943937(PQKBManifestationID)11503130(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000943937(PQKBWorkID)10982804(PQKB)10677517(DE-He213)978-1-4614-7007-6(MiAaPQ)EBC1697105(PPN)169136876(EXLCZ)99328000000002064720130403d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHumanitarian and relief logistics research issues, case studies and future trends /Vasileios Zeimpekis, Soumia Ichoua, Ioannis Minnis, editors1st ed. 2013.New York Springer20131 online resource (227 p.)Operations research/computer science interfaces seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-4939-0085-4 1-4614-7006-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.A Decision Support System for Humanitarian Network Design and Distribution Operations -- Analytical Models for Estimating Waiting Times at a Disaster Relief Center -- Multiple Location and Routing Models in Humanitarian Logistics -- Preparedness Measures for Emergency and Disaster Response -- Military Logistics Planning in Humanitarian Relief Operations -- A Procurement Auctions-Based Framework for Coordinating Platforms in Humanitarian Logistics -- A Fuzzy Multicriteria Methodology to Manage Priorities and Resource Assignment in Critical Situations -- Logistics for Decision Support: An Application in Cases of Natural Disasters -- A Multi-agent Based Framework for Vehicle Routing in Relief Delivery Systems -- Modeling Facility Locations for Relief Logistics in Indonesia -- Humanitarian Logistics in the Great Tohoku Disasters 2011.This edited volume highlights recent research advances in humanitarian relief logistics. The contributed chapters span the spectrum of key issues and activities from preparedness to mitigation operations (response), planning and execution. The volume also presents state-of-the-art methods and systems through current case studies. Significant issues in planning and execution of humanitarian relief logistics discussed in this volume include the following: • Approaches that tackle realistic relief distribution networks. In addition to large-scale computing issues, heuristics may handle the complexity and particularities of humanitarian supply chains • Methods that integrate real-time information while effectively coping with time pressure and uncertainty, both of which are inherent to a disaster scene • Judicious recourse strategies that allow a quick and effective restoration of pre-planned solutions whenever an unpredictable event occurs • Coordination of multiple parties that are often involved in managing a disaster, including NGOs, local, state and federal agencies. This volume provides robust evidence that research in humanitarian logistics may lead to substantial improvements in effectiveness and efficiency of disaster relief operations. This is quite encouraging, since the unique characteristics of disaster scenes provide significant opportunities for researchers to investigate novel approaches contributing to logistics research  while offering a significant service to society.Operations research/computer science interfaces series.Humanitarian assistanceCase studiesInternational reliefHumanitarian assistanceInternational relief.658.40301Zeimpekis Vasileios1752235Ichoua Soumia1752236Minnis Ioannis1752237MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910438253403321Humanitarian and relief logistics4187497UNINA