Abstract
The design of relief logistics networks is one of the most important activities for disaster preparedness. In emergency conditions, relief operations can be performed for a node if it is inside of the relief radius; thus, the proposed model contains a covering location problem. Simultaneously, the relief transportation network is designed based on the hub location problem. Moreover, the Lagrangian relaxation method was proposed to find a proper lower bound of the problem for large instances. Some numerical examples were analyzed to evaluate the performance of the proposed approach. The computational results confirmed that the proposed model showed appropriate performance for disaster management compared to classic network designs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3688-3702 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Applied Mathematical Modelling |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
Early online date | 30 Oct 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Disaster management
- Facility covering
- Hub covering
- Lagrangian relaxation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Modelling and Simulation
- Applied Mathematics
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Mahdi Bashiri
- Research Centre for Business in Society - Associate Professor (Research)
Person: Teaching and Research