Optimizing facility use restrictions for the movement of hazardous materials

Optimizing facility use restrictions for the movement of hazardous materials

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Article ID: iaor2010512
Volume: 44
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 267
End Page Number: 281
Publication Date: Feb 2010
Journal: Transportation Research Part B
Authors: , ,
Keywords: terrorism, hazmat
Abstract:

The modeling tools that have been developed over the last 25years for the identification of routes for hazmat shipments emphasize the tradeoffs between cost minimization to the shipper/carrier and controlling the ‘natural’ consequences that would stem from an accident. As the terrorist threat has grown, it has become clear that a new perspective, which allows for the representation of the goals and activities of terrorists, must be incorporated into these routing models. Government agencies can determine which specific facilities to restrict for each class of material and for which times of the day and/or week. This paper develops a game-theoretic model of the interactions among government agencies, shippers/carriers and terrorists as a framework for the analysis. It also develops an effective solution procedure for this game. Finally, it illustrates the methodology on a realistic case study.

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