Title of article :
Integrated Analytical Model for Relief Logistics in Uncertain Conditions
Author/Authors :
Babaei, Ardavan Department of Industrial Engineering - Iran University of Science & Technology , Shahanaghi, Kamran Department of Industrial Engineering - Iran University of Science & Technology
Abstract :
The life of many people in the world is under the danger because of the
accidents and unpredicted diseases, which require relief. Since, most of
such cases occur in unpredictable condition, for an appropriate planning,
the uncertain conditions should be investigated. Consequently, this paper
investigates the integrated and multi-step process of locating, assigning
and routing the air and land emergencies in the uncertain conditions in
order to reach the stable solution that faces minimum changes against
different conditions. In the presented model, the emergency demand is
defined in the stochastic and fuzzy environment in order to show the actual
conditions. The findings indicate that the models intend to create an
optimum balance between cost minimization and increasing the demand
satisfaction rate. However, in general conditions, the decisions should be
made considering the existing conditions
Keywords :
Emergency , Ambulance , Routing , Relief Logistics , Uncertain condition , Demand
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics