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A Stochastic Programming Model for Decision-Making Concerning Medical Supply Location and Allocation in Disaster Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2017

Samad Barri Khojasteh  and
Irfan Macit
Samad Barri Khojasteh*
Affiliation:
Sakarya University, Department of Industrial Engineering, Sakarya, Turkey
Irfan Macit
Affiliation:
Cukurova University, Department of Industrial Engineering, Adana, Turkey
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Samad Barri Khojasteh, Sakarya University, Department of Industrial Engineering, 54187Serdivan, Sakarya, Turkey (e-mail: samad.khojasteh@gmail.com).
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Abstract

We propose a stochastic programming model as a solution for optimizing the problem of locating and allocating medical supplies used in disaster management. To prepare for natural disasters, we developed a stochastic optimization approach to select the storage location of medical supplies and determine their inventory levels and to allocate each type of medical supply. Our model also captures disaster elaborations and possible effects of disasters by using a new classification for major earthquake scenarios. We present a case study for our model for the preparedness phase. As a case study, we applied our model to earthquake planning in Adana, Turkey. The experimental evaluations showed that the model is robust and effective. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:747–755)

Keywords

disaster managementnatural disasterstochastic programmingdecision-making
Type
Concepts in Disaster Medicine
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 11 , Issue 6 , December 2017 , pp. 747 - 755
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2017 

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