Emergency logistics management has evolved as a prominent international theme due to
multiple global disasters in the last couple of decades. Although such global disasters have …

Disasters are usually managed through a four-phase cycle including mitigation,
preparedness, response and recovery. The first two phases happen before a disaster and …

Humanitarian aid in disasters is critical to saving lives and alleviating human suffering. This
paper presents a novel scenario-based robust bi-objective optimization model that …

Reports of successful implementation of humanitarian optimization models in the field are
scarce. Incorporating real conditions and the perspective of decision-makers in the analysis …

The task allocation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is important in UAV search and
rescue to guarantee an effective and orderly search and rescue activity. However, few …

Cascade disasters can destroy urban infrastructures, kill thousands of people, and
permanently displace millions of people. The paramount goal of disaster relief programs is …

Since the 1960s, there has been a five to ten-fold surge in natural disasters, leading to
escalating human and financial tolls. Humanitarian Logistics (HL) emerges as a response to …

Disruptive events play a significant role in the performance of supply chain networks (SCNs)
due to their high dependency on transportation networks. Therefore, it is critical to develop …

Following the occurrence of disasters, various commodities are distributed to pre-
determined relief centers. Owing to the high-level demand uncertainty, initial multi …

Natural disasters may lead to the isolation of rural areas due to the destruction of roads.
Therefore, as a direct consequence of the impossibility of distribution of relief goods, more …