Handbook of OR/MS models in hazardous materials transportation

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation defines hazardous materials (hazmat) as a substance or material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported in commerce. Hazmat accidents can result in signi...

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Other Authors: Batta, Rajan., Kwon, Changhyun., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Springer, ©2013.
New York, NY : [2013]
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Series: International series in operations research & management science ; v. 193.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction /
  • Rajan Batta, Changhyun Kwon
  • Railroad Transportation of Hazardous Materials: Models for Risk Assessment and Management /
  • Manish Verma
  • Operations Research Models for Global Route Planning in Hazardous Material Transportation /
  • Lucio Bianco, Massimiliano Caramia
  • The Effect of Weather Systems in Hazmat Transportation Modeling /
  • Mohsen Golalikhani, Mark H. Karwan
  • Value-at-Risk and Conditional Value-at-Risk Minimization for Hazardous Materials Routing /
  • Iakovos Toumazis, Changhyun Kwon
  • Hazardous Facility Location Models on Networks /
  • Marcos Colebrook, Joaquín Sicilia
  • Network Interdiction Methods and Approximations in a Hazmat Transportation Setting /
  • Justin Yates
  • Optimal Emergency Resources Deployment Under a Terrorist Threat: The Hazmat Case and Beyond /
  • Rodrigo A. Garrido
  • The Role of OR in Emergency Evacuation from Hazmat Incidents /
  • Brian Wolshon, Pamela Murray-Tuite.