Healthcare facility (HCF) location has attracted considerable attention from the operations
research community over nearly four decades as one of the most important strategic issues …

In this paper, we present a review and analysis of studies that focus on humanitarian
inventory planning and management. Specifically, we focus on papers which develop …

In this paper, we address a two-echelon humanitarian logistics network design problem
involving multiple central warehouses (CWs) and local distribution centers (LDCs) and …

Humans tackle natural disasters all over the world. Humanitarian supply chain plays an
important role to mitigate damages occurred after a disaster. This research formulates a …

The occurrence of natural disasters or accidents causes the obstruction or interruption of
road traffic connectivity and affects the transportation of essential materials, especially for …

Comprehensively teaches the fundamentals of supply chain theory This book presents the
methodology and foundations of supply chain management and also demonstrates how …

Humanitarian organizations typically pre-position relief items in strategic locations whose
optimum levels are affected by the amounts of pre-disaster contractual agreements and post …

Abstract An effective Emergency Medical Service (EMS) system can provide medical relief
supplies for common emergencies (fire, accident, etc.) or large-scale disasters (earthquake …

We consider a stochastic pre-disaster relief network design problem, which mainly
determines the capacities and locations of the response facilities and their inventory levels …

Humanitarian logistics research has recently received tremendous interest from researchers
and practitioners due to its importance in assisting relief operations. While there is an …