Abstract
abstract: In disasters, when affected areas are remote or difficult to access, or when other ways of transport are not available, helicopters become the most appropriate vehicles to reach the victims, specialy in cases of floods, landslides and earthquakes. However, the planning of air transport operations in the context of a disaster response is of great complexity, so that operational research has significant application and potential contribution to the area. In this context, we propose a procedure that aims to optimize the use of helicopters in response operations to small and medium-scale disasters. The proposed procedure seeks to minimize the total time of operation and the mobilization of air resources during the last mile delivery in relief operations. The proposed procedure is applied on a post-disaster scenario, taking as basis the real characteristics of the response operation to the floods, occurred in 2011, in the mountain region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This paper highlights a methodological protocol for review and stratification of the journals for study and a proposal of this work with viable processes to aid decision-making in the process of distribution of the humanitarian supply chain using helicopters.
Highlights
One of the biggest logistical challenges in a response operation to disasters is the transport of aid resources (Kapucu, 2011)
It is essential to elaborate a procedure that assists the decision-making regarding the planning of helicopter employment for logistic air transport activities in response to sudden disasters
According to SINPDEC, each State Secretariat of Civil Protection and Defense is responsible for coordinating the planning, articulation and execution of civil protection and defense actions and providing the necessary resources and equipment for the response, as well as defining the proper procedures for use of helicopters for logistical air transport activities in the event of a disaster
Summary
One of the biggest logistical challenges in a response operation to disasters is the transport of aid resources (Kapucu, 2011). According to SINPDEC, each State Secretariat of Civil Protection and Defense is responsible for coordinating the planning, articulation and execution of civil protection and defense actions and providing the necessary resources and equipment for the response, as well as defining the proper procedures for use of helicopters for logistical air transport activities in the event of a disaster. The proposed procedure is applied based on the characteristics of the post-disaster scenario of the Highland Region in the State of Rio de Janeiro, after the 2011 floods. Data for this application were collected based on reports and interviews with members.
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