Handbook of OR/MS Models in Hazardous Materials Transportation

by Rajan Batta (Editor), Changhyun Kwon (Editor)

Introduction.- Railroad Transportation of Hazardous Models for Risk Assessment & Management.- Operations Research Models for Global Route Planning in Hazardous Materials Transportation.- The Effect of Weather Systems in Hazmat Transportation Modeling.- Value-at-Risk and Conditional Value-at-Risk Models in Hazardous Materials Transportation.- Hazardous Facility Location Models on Networks.- Network Interdiction Methods and Approximations in a Hazmat Setting.- Optimal Emergency Resources Deployment under a Terrorist The Hazmat Case and Beyond.- The Role of OR in Emergency Evacuation from Hazmat Incidents.

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013