Title：Managing Emergency Logistics for Hazardous Materials

Lecturer: Prof. Yi Ke, University of Newfoundland, Canada

Time: March 25, 2024 15:00

Venue: 301, Unity 4 Building

Organizer: Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, East China University of Science and Technology; Department of Management Science and Engineering, School of Business, East China University of Science and Technology, China

Synopsis:

  This presentation discusses the management of emergency logistics for hazardous materials, with a special focus on the impact of possible system disruptions on system performance. More particularly, we first present a time-varying risk assessment method that takes into consideration the population dynamism. Then the two-stage robust optimization approach is employed to formulate two mixed-integer programming models, namely the basic and expanded unit commitment models, for managing a reliable emergency response system. The locations of emergency facilities are determined in the first stage, and recourse decisions are made in the second stage after the uncertain disruptions are realized. A column-and-constraint-generation algorithm is used to solve the proposed models exactly and tested on various-sized random instances. A real-world case study with a series of numerical analyses reveals managerial insights that can be applied to facilitate more effective and efficient emergency responses. The presentation concludes with a brief discussion of possible future research directions.

Introduction to the Lecturer:

  Dr. Ginger Y. Ke is currently a Professor (M.S. and Ph.D.) at the School of Business, University of Newfoundland, Canada, and an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Management Science, University of Waterloo, Canada, and the Department of Mechanical Automotive and Materials Engineering, University of Windsor, Canada. She received her B.S. degree in Management Information Systems from Jinan University, her B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Windsor, Canada, and her M.S. degree in Systems Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Management Science from the University of Waterloo, Canada, where she was awarded the National Natural Resources Foundation of Canada (NSERC) for her research projects in 2015 and 2022. She has published nearly 70 papers in reputed international journals and academic conferences during her study and work, and has given more than 40 research presentations in various international academic conferences, and is currently an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. His research interests cover decision theory, game theory, operations research, logistics and supply chain management. His research interests include decision theory, game theory, operations research, logistics and supply chain management, Journal of Production Economics, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Journal of Cleaner Production, European Journal of Operations Research, Journal of Operations Research and Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Journal of Operational Research, Computers and Operational Research and Transportation Research Series. Journal of Operational Research, Computers and Operational Research, and Transportation Research Series, etc. He has reviewed for more than 40 international academic and conference journals such as Production and Operations Management, Omega, Information Sciences, and Naval Research Logistics.