Dr. Claver Diallo on his team's new publication on Canadian Healthcare Supply Chain

Distributionally robust optimization of a Canadian healthcare supply chain to enhance resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2022.108051

Highlights

• A multiperiod multiobjective distributionally robust optimization model is proposed.

• Goal is to enhance healthcare supply chain resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Study is inspired by a Canadian healthcare provider facing PPE supply uncertainty.

• Assesses trade-off between cost and service level using multiobjective optimization.

• Reduces relative cost variance using distributionally robust optimization.