Agarwal, S; Kant, R and Shankar, R (2022) Humanitarian supply chain management: Modeling the pre and post-disaster relief operations. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 13(4), pp. 421-439. ISSN 1759-5916
Abstract
Purpose: This study proposed a mathematical model for decision-making in the pre- and post-disaster phases. This research aims to develop a mathematical model for three important fields in the context of humanitarian logistics; stock prepositioning, facility location and evacuation planning in the humanitarian supply chain (HSC) network design. Design/methodology/approach: This study applied three optimization techniques; classical approach (CA), pattern search algorithm (PSA) and Genetic Algorithm (GA) to solve the proposed mathematical model. The proposed mathematical model attempts to minimize the total relief items supply chain cost and evacuation chain cost of the HSC. A real case study of cyclone Fani, 2019 in Orissa, India is applied to validate the proposed mathematical model and to show the performance of the model. Findings: The results demonstrate that heuristic approach; PSA performs better and optimal solutions are obtained in almost all the cases as compared to the GA and CA. Research limitations/implications: This study is limited to deterministic demands in the affected regions, and different scenarios of the disaster events are not considered. Social implications: The finding reveals that the proposed model can help the humanitarian stakeholders in making decisions on facility location, relief distribution and evacuation planning in disaster relief operations. Originality/value: The results of this study may offer managerial insights to practitioners and humanitarian logisticians who are engaged in HSC implementation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | disaster response planning; evacuation planning; humanitarian logistic; humanitarian supply chain; mathematical model; relief items pre-positioning |
| Index terms: | genetic algorithm, mathematical model, practitioner, methodology, decision-making, humanitarian, heuristic, disaster response, case study, cyclone, optimization technique, disaster relief, implementation, modelling, India |
| Subjects: | practitioner, climate science, mathematical modelling, risk assessment, data collection methods, analytical methods, contractual arrangements, principle, Geography, algorithms, research methods, decision analysis, emergency and crisis management |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Risk Management, Sustainability, Procurement, Engineering Principles, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Digital Applications, Ethics |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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