Multi-Objective Optimal Planning for Designing Relief Delivery Systems

The fatal earthquake on September 21, 1999 caused significant damages to Taiwan, which made the national government focus on strengthening relief systems regarding natural disasters. Disaster prevention, protection, and reconstruction are the major areas of focus to reduce human suffering and damage from disasters. A key point is the ability to enhance the distribution of relief materials effectively. In this study, the authors construct a relief-distribution model using the multi-objective programming method for designing relief delivery systems in a real case. The model features three objectives: minimizing the total cost, minimizing the total travel time, and maximizing the minimal satisfaction during the planning period. The first two objectives pursue the efficiency goal, whereas the third pursue fairness - making best effort to ensure relief commodity delivery to all demand points. Results of an empirical study are presented and suggestions are given for future research.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VHF-4NC5VB6-3/2/0e110110938bc1a7e94963abf8c4cf51
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Tzeng, Gwo-Hshiung
  • Cheng, Hsin-Jung
  • Huang, Tsung Dow
• Publication Date: 2007-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Illustrations; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 673-686
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1366-5545
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Costs; Customer satisfaction; Delivery service; Disaster relief; Disasters; Earthquakes; Empirical methods; Mathematical models; Planning and design; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Multi-objective programming
• Geographic Terms: Taiwan
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01080097
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 2007 11:56AM