ABSTRACT

A catastrophe is an impulsive, disastrous circumstance that severely disrupts the lives of residents. When a disaster strikes, if necessary precautions are not taken, it will have devastating effects on societies, and these effects are very difficult to compensate for, even in the long run. Earthquakes are one of the frequently encountered disasters in our daily lives. Different precautions and measures are being tried for earthquakes, which are common worldwide. This chapter focuses on meeting the material needs of disaster relief tents established during a potential earthquake. Determining the vehicles that will provide material supplies to disaster relief tents and routing these vehicles will prevent disruptions from being experienced in the distribution process of the materials and provide a more flexible response to the demands. Different scenarios have been produced in the problem under consideration. The numerical results show that the number of vehicles used seems to significantly impact on the evaluation of costs and affects the solution process