Sheltering network planning and management with a case in the Gulf Coast region

Sheltering network planning and management with a case in the Gulf Coast region

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Article ID: iaor20114310
Volume: 131
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 431
End Page Number: 440
Publication Date: Jun 2011
Journal: International Journal of Production Economics
Authors: , ,
Keywords: location, networks
Abstract:

This paper studies sheltering network planning and operations for natural disaster preparedness and responses with a two‐stage stochastic program. The preparedness phase decides the locations, capacities and resources of new Permanent Shelters. Under each disaster scenario, both evacuees and resources are distributed to shelters in the response phase. To address the computational burden, the L‐shaped algorithm is applied to decompose the problem into the scenario level with linear programs. A case study for hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region of the US is conducted to demonstrate the implementation of the proposed model.

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