Handbook of OR/MS Models in Hazardous Materials Transportation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Batta, Rajan (Editor), Kwon, Changhyun (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 193
• Subjects: Business.; Transportation.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Management science.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Operations Research, Management Science.

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...

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.