Summary of the literature related to relief distribution and network optimizations
| Author/year | Research method | Objective(s) | Mathematical modeling | Optimization type | Coordination perspective (inventory management) | Transportation modes | Stakeholder perspective | Solution approach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zokaee et al. (2016) | Applied | Minimizing total cost, maximizing people's satisfaction level | MILP | Robust | Decentralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Exact (lingo) |
| Tavana et al. (2018) | Analytical | Minimizing total cost and time | MILP | Deterministic | Centralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Epsilon-constraint method and a modified NSGA-II |
| Ben-tal et al. (2011) | Analytical | Minimizing total travel cost | MILP | Robust | Decentralized | Not considered | Only flow of good in the network | Simulation |
| Li et al. (2018) | Analytical | Maximizing the total expected appeal coverage | ILP | Stochastic | Decentralized | Not considered | Only distribution centers are considered | Exact scenario generating |
| Noham and Tzur (2018) | Analytical | Maximizing the ratio of number of units to total response time as an equity criterion | MINLP | Deterministic | Decentralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Tabu search |
| Özdamar et al. (2004) | Applied | Minimizing the amount of unsatisfied demand | ILP | Deterministic | Decentralized | Considered | Single type supplier | Exact (gams)-scenario generating |
| Liu and Jiang (2015) | Applied | Minimizing the total (weighted) unsatisfied demands, the total cost | ILP | Robust | Decentralized | Only helicopters | Only considering temporary facilities | Exact (CPLEX) |
| Chong et al. (2019) | Applied | Minimizing the number of open warehouses, demand, safety stock fulfillment, and total cost | Goal programming | Deterministic | Centralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Exact (lingo) |
| Sheu (2010) | Conceptual | Quickly responding | Dynamic programming | Stochastic | Centralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Simulation |
| Zhang et al. (2012) | Applied | Minimizing the total cost of allocating resources to a primary and secondary disaster | MILP | Deterministic | Decentralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Heuristic |
| Current research | Analytical | Minimizing total transportation costs, equity cost, and deprivation cost | MINLP | Deterministic | Centralized | Considered | Multiple suppliers | Exact (GAMS) |
| Author/year | Research method | Objective(s) | Mathematical modeling | Optimization type | Coordination perspective (inventory management) | Transportation modes | Stakeholder perspective | Solution approach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Minimizing total cost, maximizing people's satisfaction level | MILP | Robust | Decentralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Exact (lingo) | |
| Analytical | Minimizing total cost and time | MILP | Deterministic | Centralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Epsilon-constraint method and a modified NSGA-II | |
| Analytical | Minimizing total travel cost | MILP | Robust | Decentralized | Not considered | Only flow of good in the network | Simulation | |
| Analytical | Maximizing the total expected appeal coverage | ILP | Stochastic | Decentralized | Not considered | Only distribution centers are considered | Exact scenario generating | |
| Analytical | Maximizing the ratio of number of units to total response time as an equity criterion | MINLP | Deterministic | Decentralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Tabu search | |
| Applied | Minimizing the amount of unsatisfied demand | ILP | Deterministic | Decentralized | Considered | Single type supplier | Exact (gams)-scenario generating | |
| Applied | Minimizing the total (weighted) unsatisfied demands, the total cost | ILP | Robust | Decentralized | Only helicopters | Only considering temporary facilities | Exact (CPLEX) | |
| Applied | Minimizing the number of open warehouses, demand, safety stock fulfillment, and total cost | Goal programming | Deterministic | Centralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Exact (lingo) | |
| Conceptual | Quickly responding | Dynamic programming | Stochastic | Centralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Simulation | |
| Applied | Minimizing the total cost of allocating resources to a primary and secondary disaster | MILP | Deterministic | Decentralized | Not considered | Single type supplier | Heuristic | |
| Current research | Analytical | Minimizing total transportation costs, equity cost, and deprivation cost | MINLP | Deterministic | Centralized | Considered | Multiple suppliers | Exact (GAMS) |
Sharing content requires targeting cookies to be enabled. Please update your cookie preferences to use this feature.