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Disaster Response Planning in the Private Sector and the Role of Operations Research

In: Handbook of Operations Research for Homeland Security

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  • Özlem Ergun

    (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Gonca Karakus

    (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Paul Kerl

    (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Pinar Keskinocak

    (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Julie L. Swann

    (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Monica Villarreal

    (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Matthew J. Drake

    (Duquesne University)

Abstract

Organizations in the private sector such as The Home Depot (THD), Lowe’s, Wal-Mart, and Waffle House have become actively involved in the disaster response operations in their communities. With the objective of becoming effective first responders, these companies have integrated a disaster response planning process to their business operations. We introduce the disaster response planning process implemented by THD after their experience with Hurricane Andrew. We describe in detail the components of this process, each of which requires different decisions to be made at different levels of the organization. We discuss how operations research methodologies could be used to assist decision makers in the disaster response setting, and we propose an optimization model for each of two of the decisions commonly found in a disaster response planning process: advance purchasing and inventory allocation. In addition to these exact methods, we suggest a scenario-based approach, which is more intuitive and allows to incorporate objectives that are harder to model, such as the relative value of the supplies.

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  • Özlem Ergun & Gonca Karakus & Paul Kerl & Pinar Keskinocak & Julie L. Swann & Monica Villarreal & Matthew J. Drake, 2013. "Disaster Response Planning in the Private Sector and the Role of Operations Research," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Jeffrey W. Herrmann (ed.), Handbook of Operations Research for Homeland Security, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 197-217, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-1-4614-5278-2_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5278-2_9
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    1. Hendrik Meyer-Ohle, 2021. "Business models, stakeholders and capabilities in coping with societal grand challenges: the case of Japan’s convenience stores," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 20(4), pages 465-487, September.

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