Table 1

Summary of the literature related to relief distribution and network optimizations

Author/yearResearch methodObjective(s)Mathematical modelingOptimization typeCoordination perspective (inventory management)Transportation modesStakeholder perspectiveSolution approach
Zokaee et al. (2016) AppliedMinimizing total cost, maximizing people's satisfaction levelMILPRobustDecentralizedNot consideredSingle type supplierExact (lingo)
Tavana et al. (2018) AnalyticalMinimizing total cost and timeMILPDeterministicCentralizedNot consideredSingle type supplierEpsilon-constraint method and a modified NSGA-II
Ben-tal et al. (2011) AnalyticalMinimizing total travel costMILPRobustDecentralizedNot consideredOnly flow of good in the networkSimulation
Li et al. (2018) AnalyticalMaximizing the total expected appeal coverageILPStochasticDecentralizedNot consideredOnly distribution centers are consideredExact scenario generating
Noham and Tzur (2018) AnalyticalMaximizing the ratio of number of units to total response time as an equity criterionMINLPDeterministicDecentralizedNot consideredSingle type supplierTabu search
Özdamar et al. (2004) AppliedMinimizing the amount of unsatisfied demandILPDeterministicDecentralizedConsideredSingle type supplierExact (gams)-scenario generating
Liu and Jiang (2015) AppliedMinimizing the total (weighted) unsatisfied demands, the total costILPRobustDecentralizedOnly helicoptersOnly considering temporary facilitiesExact (CPLEX)
Chong et al. (2019) AppliedMinimizing the number of open warehouses, demand, safety stock fulfillment, and total costGoal programmingDeterministicCentralizedNot consideredSingle type supplierExact (lingo)
Sheu (2010) ConceptualQuickly respondingDynamic programmingStochasticCentralizedNot consideredSingle type supplierSimulation
Zhang et al. (2012) AppliedMinimizing the total cost of allocating resources to a primary and secondary disasterMILPDeterministicDecentralizedNot consideredSingle type supplierHeuristic
Current researchAnalyticalMinimizing total transportation costs, equity cost, and deprivation costMINLPDeterministicCentralizedConsideredMultiple suppliersExact (GAMS)

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