Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
987124 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 2012 15 Pages PDF
Abstract
► This paper addresses pre-positioning emergency supplies for hurricane relief. ► The perspective is a commercial manufacturer who serves multiple retail locations. ► A stochastic programming model and heuristic solution methodology are proposed. ► Computational testing involves scenarios generated from real-world hurricane data. ► Results indicate that pre-positioning is more cost effective than current practice.
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