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disaster in Japan in 2019. The paper presents a solution for the distribution problem and provides a driving schedule for …
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management in natural disasters, focusing on earthquakes. Methods: The innovative approach combines a deterministic mathematical … post-disaster supply distribution. In the deterministic modeling phase, optimal locations for humanitarian distribution … comprehensive view of the logistics system's response capacity to different disaster conditions and magnitudes. Results: The results …
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Background: The increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events (EWEs) as a consequence of climate change pose critical challenges on the transport and logistics sector, hence requiring systematic evaluation and strategic adaptation. Methods: This study conducts a comprehensive...
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Background: Each disaster has its specific resource requirements, varying based on its size, location, and the affected … region's socio-economic level. Pre-disaster planning and post-disaster dynamic resource allocation including material and … human resources is essential. Methods: To address the resource allocation challenges in disaster response, a multi …
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Background: This paper proposes a framework to cope with the lack of data at the time of a disaster by employing … predictive models. The framework can be used for disaster human impact assessment based on the socio-economic characteristics of … the affected countries. Methods: A panel data of 4252 natural onset disasters between 1980 to 2020 is processed through …
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Background: The rise in natural and man-made disasters has increased the need for effective search-and-rescue tools … focused solely on minimizing mission time, this approach emphasizes high-risk zones and potential secondary disaster areas …: This study demonstrates the capability of autonomous UAV systems to improve search-and-rescue efforts in disaster …
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Background: In the context of humanitarian logistics, efficiently evacuating people from disaster-stricken areas is a … for similar analyses in other communities during extreme events. …
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has moved the world in every way, directly impacting supply chains globally and bringing major challenges to management, decision-makers, and companies of all sizes and sectors. This intensifies when it comes to the Brazilian Amazon region, a place that...
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Background: Centuries after its introduction in Africa, the western-style logistics system has not replicated the same results as it has in other parts of the world. The continent continues to grapple with poor logistics infrastructure and low intra-Africa trade at a time when governments in...
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Background: In the current political discourse, supply chain transparency is seen as a key to improving the working and environmental conditions within textile supply chains. Addition- ally, the use of technology is increasingly being regarded as a means of reducing complexity and increasing...
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