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1252. Disposal mechanism design for relief supply recycling in post-disaster humanitarian logistics
Invited abstract in session TA-21: Humanitarian aid provision and disposal, stream OR in Humanitarian Operations (HOpe).
Tuesday, 8:30-10:00Room: 49 (building: 116)
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Anqi Zhu
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| 2. | Yu Fan
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| University of Science and Technology of China | |
| 3. | Xihui Wang
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| University of Science and Technology of China |
Abstract
Relief supplies are crucial in response to a disaster. However, current studies focus on the raise, delivery and allocation of relief supplies during the process of disaster relief, and it remains uncertain that how to deal with the recyclable relief supplies after responding to a disaster. Motivated by the field investigation and interview, in this paper, we aim to design a disposal mechanism to help the local authority decide the optimal value level, which determines whether the relief supplies should be stored for future use or disposed through an auction. Furthermore, we consider whether the local authority can benefit more from processing (e.g., classification and cleaning) the relief items for auction. A case study based on the practical background in China has been conducted to prove the feasibility of our mechanism. The result shows that through our disposal mechanism, the local authority can achieve a balance between reducing the high inventory cost and avoiding potential waste of useful relief items, which gains more benefit and fits for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Keywords
- Disaster and Crisis Management
- Humanitarian Applications
- Sustainable Development
Status: accepted
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