A scenario planning approach for the flood emergency logistics preparation problem under uncertainty

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 737-754

  Chang, Mei Shiang ^a   Tseng, Ya Ling ^b   Chen, Jing Wen ^c  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emergency facility location; Geographic information system; Rescue resource allocation; Scenario planning

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; DECISION MAKING; DISASTERS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; LOCATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING TOOL; EMERGENCY FACILITY LOCATIONS; EMERGENCY LOGISTICS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; LOGISTICS PROBLEMS; RESCUE RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCES ALLOCATION; SCENARIO PLANNING; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

FLOODS;

DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; LOGISTICS; METHODOLOGY; PLANNING METHOD; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ROLE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 34548508659     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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