As global crises and disasters continue to intensify, the importance of non-profit
organizations (NPOs) in ensuring efficient coordination and optimal use of resources is …

Purpose This study aims to review the prepositioning of relief items literature through a
decision-making lens to explore the decisions involved, the factors guiding them and the …

Disaster relief presents many unique logistics challenges, including damaged transportation
infrastructure, multiple conflicting goals, and secondary disasters caused by spontaneous …

This paper considers a risk-averse Markov decision process (MDP) with non-risk constraints
as a dynamic optimization framework to ensure robustness against unfavorable outcomes in …

Nowadays, industry and individuals alike are highly dependent on a reliable power supply.
A large-scale power outage, commonly known as a “blackout” is caused by natural …

Humanitarian logistics face significant challenges during natural disasters due to
operational uncertainties. Humanitarian logistics networks such as food banks must manage …

In the aftermath of a sudden catastrophe, first responders (FRs) strive to reach and rescue
immobile victims. Simultaneously, civilians use the same roads to evacuate, access medical …

In disaster-stricken areas, rapid restoration of communication infrastructure is critical to
ensuring effective emergency response and recovery. Swarm UAVs, operating as mobile …

Introduction: Disaster management in the post-disaster phase is crucial for minimizing
damages. Relief logistics enable the rapid deployment of relief personnel and necessary …

Each year, the environmental degradation, financial losses, psychological health threats,
and death toll linked to wildfires in California are worsening. This article explores an urgent …