Abstract: This paper presents an alternative modeling framework for serviceability analysis that is conceptually based on fuzzy set theory and uses discriminant analysis as the estimation tool. The proposed approach respects the ...

Abstract: A comparative analysis is made between the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the multiattribute value (MAV) functions, using the MAV theory as the basis of reference, in the evaluation of transportation projects. The ...

Abstract: The paper focuses on the quantitative study of immediate resource requirements, i.e., the needs that arise in the aftermath of a disaster, which is one of the most severely understudied aspects of humanitarian logistics. ...

Abstract: A general research methodology is developed to analyze the factors affecting companies’ relocation decisions, and its practicality is tested through an application on a study region that includes 21 counties in New Jersey ...

Abstract: In the aftermath of disasters, material convergence (the influx of material donations) can cause extreme negative impacts and has been described as a second disaster. Donations that are nonpriority or low-priority goods, ...

Abstract: This paper reports the research conducted on material convergence, which is one of the most important and, ironically, one of the most understudied disaster phenomena. This spontaneous flow of supplies, equipment, and ...