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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Batta, Rajan. (Editor), Kwon, Changhyun. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 193
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6794-6
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Railroad Transportation of Hazardous Materials: 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 Threat: The Hazmat Case and Beyond
  • The Role of OR in Emergency Evacuation from Hazmat Incidents.