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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2014-01-01

发表刊物：ICIC Express Letters

收录刊物：EI、Scopus

卷号：8

期号：1

页面范围：187-193

ISSN号：1881803X

摘要：Prompt medical services and supplies to affected areas can minimize the life-loss caused by the disasters. We develop a clustering-based vehicle routing model for medical supplies transportation in large-scale disasters. Firstly, a clustering-based method is applied to select temporary emergency distribution centers according to the geographical distribution of affected areas, and then a clustering-based vehicle routing model is built to generate the delivery routes from emergency distribution centers to their covered affected areas. Lastly, we give a numerical example to show the effectiveness and advantage of the developed approach, showing that the clustering-based method can in faster time produce delivery routes with shorter total transportation times. ? 2014 ISSN 1881-803X.