Tropical cyclone preparedness and response : opportunities for operations research

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2008.

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Main Author: Murphy, Maurice D
Other Authors: Richard Larson.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45397
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spelling mit-1721.1/453972019-04-11T00:32:17Z Tropical cyclone preparedness and response : opportunities for operations research Murphy, Maurice D Richard Larson. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Operations Research Center. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Operations Research Center. Operations Research Center. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-87). This thesis explores how operations research methods can be applied in the emergency response community by looking at two recent tropical storm disasters; tropical cyclone Yemyin in Pakistan, June 2007 and super typhoon Durian in the Philippines, Nov 2006. The case studies are used to highlight three common problem areas; determining the scope of the disaster, agency coordination, and relief logistics. The thesis identifies some operational models and applicable research and suggests that these ideas should be formulated as emergency management decision making tools particularly for use in the developing world. by Maurice D. Murphy. S.M. 2009-04-29T17:35:41Z 2009-04-29T17:35:41Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45397 317406597 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 87 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Murphy, Maurice D
Tropical cyclone preparedness and response : opportunities for operations research
title Tropical cyclone preparedness and response : opportunities for operations research
title_full Tropical cyclone preparedness and response : opportunities for operations research
title_fullStr Tropical cyclone preparedness and response : opportunities for operations research
title_full_unstemmed Tropical cyclone preparedness and response : opportunities for operations research
title_short Tropical cyclone preparedness and response : opportunities for operations research
title_sort tropical cyclone preparedness and response opportunities for operations research
topic Operations Research Center.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45397
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