Title
OR/MS research in disaster operations management
Abstract
Disasters are large intractable problems that test the ability of communities and nations to effectively protect their populations and infrastructure, to reduce both human and property loss, and to rapidly recover. The seeming randomness of impacts and problems and uniqueness of incidents demand dynamic, real-time, effective and cost efficient solutions, thus making the topic very suitable for OR/MS research. While social sciences and humanities literatures enjoy an abundance of articles on disaster management, the OR/MS community is yet to produce a critical mass. In this paper, we survey the literature to identify potential research directions in disaster operations, discuss relevant issues, and provide a starting point for interested researchers.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1016/j.ejor.2005.05.016
European Journal of Operational Research
Keywords
Field
DocType
OR in societal problem analysis,Disasters,Emergency management
Critical mass (software engineering),Emergency management,Mathematics,Management science,Operations management,Cost efficiency
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
175
1
0377-2217
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
248
11.83
39
Authors
2
Search Limit
100248
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nezih Altay127114.90
Walter G. Green III224811.83