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...

This paper introduces the Quickest Evacuation Location problem (QELP), a novel optimisation problem aimed at supporting humanitarian operations by combining the quickest flow problem and the discrete facility location problem. Its scope falls into the field of evacuation planning and design,...