LEADER 04290nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910438253403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4614-7007-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4614-7007-6 035 $a(CKB)3280000000020647 035 $a(EBL)1697105 035 $a(OCoLC)841927188 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000943937 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11503130 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000943937 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10982804 035 $a(PQKB)10677517 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4614-7007-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1697105 035 $a(PPN)169136876 035 $a(EXLCZ)993280000000020647 100 $a20130403d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHumanitarian and relief logistics $eresearch issues, case studies and future trends /$fVasileios Zeimpekis, Soumia Ichoua, Ioannis Minnis, editors 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (227 p.) 225 1 $aOperations research/computer science interfaces series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4939-0085-4 311 $a1-4614-7006-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA 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. 330 $aThis edited volume highlights recent research advances in humanitarian relief logistics. The contributed chapters span the spectrum of key issues and activities from preparedness to mitigation operations (response), planning and execution. The volume also presents state-of-the-art methods and systems through current case studies. Significant issues in planning and execution of humanitarian relief logistics discussed in this volume include the following: ? Approaches that tackle realistic relief distribution networks. In addition to large-scale computing issues, heuristics may handle the complexity and particularities of humanitarian supply chains ? Methods that integrate real-time information while effectively coping with time pressure and uncertainty, both of which are inherent to a disaster scene ? Judicious recourse strategies that allow a quick and effective restoration of pre-planned solutions whenever an unpredictable event occurs ? Coordination of multiple parties that are often involved in managing a disaster, including NGOs, local, state and federal agencies. This volume provides robust evidence that research in humanitarian logistics may lead to substantial improvements in effectiveness and efficiency of disaster relief operations. This is quite encouraging, since the unique characteristics of disaster scenes provide significant opportunities for researchers to investigate novel approaches contributing to logistics research  while offering a significant service to society. 410 0$aOperations research/computer science interfaces series. 606 $aHumanitarian assistance$vCase studies 606 $aInternational relief 615 0$aHumanitarian assistance 615 0$aInternational relief. 676 $a658.40301 701 $aZeimpekis$b Vasileios$01752235 701 $aIchoua$b Soumia$01752236 701 $aMinnis$b Ioannis$01752237 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438253403321 996 $aHumanitarian and relief logistics$94187497 997 $aUNINA