An agent-based modelling and simulation framework to support strategic cargo airlift evaluation

When there is a need to move cargo across the world in the fastest possible manner, airlift is the prime solution. Due to the potential extreme requirements of airlift, aircraft have to be capable of performing in a myriad of operational environments. To support future aircraft design loops, this work proposes a framework which couples aircraft...

‘A Relief to be relieved’ by relieved Community - A building learning center: Promoting hurricane-proof building knowledge among communities on Sint Maarten. A way to optimised and self-sufficient disaster relief on Sint Maarten (and beyond).

The primary objective of the project is to not only manifest the gigantic challenges of recovering after hurricane Irma which took place in 2017 but also to point out the socioeconomic disarray in the island before the hurricane itself. <br/>Irma clearly had a tremendous influence on numerous issues. However, the island had been struggling with...

Robust post-disaster route restoration

Route restoration is considered to be a task of foremost priority in disaster relief. In this paper, we propose a robust optimization approach for post-disaster route restoration under uncertain restoration times. We present a novel decision rule based on restoration time ordering that yields optimal restoration sequencing and propose...

A multicriteria Master Planning DSS for a sustainable humanitarian supply chain

Humanitarian supply chains (HSCs) contribute significantly to achieving effective and rapid responses to natural and man-made disasters. Though humanitarian organizations have during the last decades made considerable efforts to improve the response to crises in terms of effectiveness and efficiency, HSCs are still faced with so many...

Strategic Solutions for Household Water Containers in Disaster Relief Situations

This report is the result of a six-month project executed for ‘Practica Foundation’, a partner company in the ‘S(P)EEDKITS project’. S(P)EEDKITS is an European union initiative with the goal of (re)designing emergency response kits. The existing foldable household water containers used in humanitarian relief had several bottlenecks. The goal of...

Coordinating the Relief Chain in the Chinese Context

In the past decade, there has been an increasing number of natural disasters that led to catastrophic damage to mankind. China is one of the countries most affected by natural disasters in the world. Although logistics activities account for a large percentage of total operations in aftermath relief, they have frequently not been recognized as...