A Model for Logistics Management in Natural Disaster Relief

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Hojjat Panah, Sharareh | 2014

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 45515 (01)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Industrial Engineering
Advisor(s): Eshghi, Kourosh; Najafi, Mehdi
Abstract:
Research and information available shows that the number of natural disasters are increasing dramatically; hence disaster management is being raised as one of the most important topics in this field. The relief logistics is the greater part of disaster management model.
In this study, in order to manage the logistics activities effectively in a response phase of an earthquake, a hybrid meta-heuristic algorithm is developed for a transportation network. Then, the proposed algorithm is tested on a small part of Tehran.
Keywords:
Disaster Management ; Uncertainty ; Meta Heuristic Algorithm ; Natural Disasters ; Relief Logistics