Abstract
The activities that are encompassed by the Humanitarian Logistics can be realized pre or post-disaster, more importantly in the Preparation and Response phases in activities such as locating facilities and routing. In the Amazon State in Brazil, due to the anomalies of the pre-announced natural phenomenon’s, supplying issues affect the survival of the local population, mostly in the riverside communities. For such, the main goal of this paper is to present a reference model for locating facilities and routing the supply distribution for humanitarian facilities as an alternative for immediate response for those affected by these natural seasonal catastrophe events that occur in the Amazon State.
Key words:
Humanitarian Logistics; Facility Location; Logistics Planning