Designing emergency response networks for hazardous materials transportation

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dc.citation.epage1388en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber5en_US
dc.citation.spage1374en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber34en_US
dc.contributor.authorBerman O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVerter V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKara, B.Y.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T10:14:30Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T10:14:30Z
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Industrial Engineeringen_US
dc.description.abstractUndesirable consequences of dangerous goods incidents can be mitigated by quick arrival of specialized response teams at the accident site. We present a novel methodology to determine the optimal design of a specialized team network so as to maximize its ability to respond to such incidents in a region. We show that this problem can be represented via a maximal arc-covering model. We discuss two formulations for the maximal arc-covering problem, a known one and a new one. Through computational experiments, we establish that the known formulation has excessive computational requirements for large-scale problems, whereas the alternative model constitutes a basis for an efficient heuristic. The methodology is applied to assess the emergency response capability to transport incidents, that involve gasoline, in Quebec and Ontario. We point out the possibility of a significant improvement via relocation of the existing specialized teams, which are currently stationed at the shipment origins. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cor.2005.06.006en_US
dc.identifier.issn0305-0548
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/23478
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2005.06.006en_US
dc.source.titleComputers and Operations Researchen_US
dc.subjectEmergency responseen_US
dc.subjectGeographical information systemsen_US
dc.subjectHazardous materialsen_US
dc.subjectMaximal coveren_US
dc.subjectTransportationen_US
dc.subjectAccident preventionen_US
dc.subjectComputational methodsen_US
dc.subjectGasolineen_US
dc.subjectHazardous materialsen_US
dc.subjectHeuristic methodsen_US
dc.subjectLarge scale systemsen_US
dc.subjectMathematical modelsen_US
dc.subjectOptimal control systemsen_US
dc.subjectProblem solvingen_US
dc.subjectRisk assessmenten_US
dc.subjectEmergency responseen_US
dc.subjectGeographical information systemsen_US
dc.subjectMaximal coveren_US
dc.subjectOptimal designen_US
dc.subjectRadioactive waste transportationen_US
dc.titleDesigning emergency response networks for hazardous materials transportationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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