Location-distribution in disaster situations with multiple objectives

• Grant number: 15/18884-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2015
• End date: September 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Production Engineering - Operational Research
• Principal Investigator: Douglas José Alem Junior
• Grantee: Paula Bispo Velasco
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências em Gestão e Tecnologia (CCGT). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Campus de Sorocaba. Sorocaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study proposes to extend the mathematical model presented in Arteaga et al. (2015) to consider multiple attributes (objectives) in a location-distribution problem typical of disaster situations. Basically, we intend to investigate the attributes regarding equity, reliability of the routes, safe, time and priority, and how to optimize them simultaneously. Although the first idea is to combine them via goal programming, other methods will be further investigated and compared. The proposed models will be implemented in GAMS and analyzed based on to recent disaster that struck Acre city in January 2015. (AU)