A relief strategy called fair reachability analysis [5, 7, 11] is extended for the verification of daisy-chain protocols, which are defined in the communicating finite state machine model as networks of n ≥ 2 processes with a bidirectional, serial link structure. Fair reachability analysis is shown to decide the deadlock detection problem for daisy-chain protocols whose fair reachable global st...

Emergencies cause uncertainty in supply chain environment and risks of disruption. Mitigating such emergency relies on efficient relief material distribution, the distribution logistics system, facility location interacts with allocation clearly. This paper aims to provide a collaborative optimization for temporary centers, objectives minimizing rescue time maximizing demand satisfaction rate. ...

Humanitarian relief logistics is one of the most important elements of a relief operation in disaster management. The present work develops a multi-objective robust stochastic programming approach for disaster relief logistics under uncertainty. In our approach, not only demands but also supplies and the cost of procurement and transportation are considered as the uncertain parameters. Furtherm...

We propose a framework to robust stochastic optimization model for disaster management planning; in particular, we address making integrated decisions about the distribution of relief supplies and evacuation operations. Our decision-making approach recommends the best relief distribution centers to use as storage locations and determines their optimal inventory levels. The model also incorporat...

History has shown that local, state, and federal governments are not well-equipped with the flexible and responsive abilities necessary to manage the short supply chain life-cycle inherent in providing appropriate disaster relief resources in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, in these unique situations these inefficiencies can cause considerable harm to the citizenry, the financial economy, and ...

The purpose of this paper is to propose and test a theoretical framework to explain resilience in supply chain networks for sustainability using unstructured Big Data, based upon 36,422 items gathered in the form of tweets, news, Facebook, WordPress, Instagram, Google+, and YouTube, and structured data, via responses from 205 managers involved in disaster relief activities in the aftermath of N...

We investigate the polarization properties of holographic gratings in side-chain azobenzene polyesters in which an anisotropic grating that is due to photoinduced linear and circular birefringence is recorded in the volume of the material and a relief grating appears on the surface. A theoretical model is proposed to explain the experimental results, making it possible to understand the influen...