A new scheduling method based on sequential time windows developed to distribute first-aid medicine for emergency logistics following an earthquake.

After an earthquake, affected areas have insufficient medicinal supplies, thereby necessitating substantial distribution of first-aid medicine from other supply centers. To make a proper distribution schedule, we considered the timing of supply and demand. In the present study, a "sequential ti...

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Main Authors: Jiaqi Fang, Hanping Hou, Changxiang Lu, Haiyun Pang, Qingshan Deng, Yong Ye, Lingle Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247566