Application of Multi-Attribute Value Theory to Improve Cargo Delivery Planning in Disaster Aftermath

Table 4

Alternatives for the decision studied, formed by combining options from Table 2.

Alternative		Option combination	Description
#	Focus
1	Response speed	A2-B1-C1	Load vehicles with cargo specified by cargo movement requests; Select requests that can be fulfilled faster; Allow vehicles to travel independently (no need for convoys)
2	Cargo type	A3-B2-C1	Deliver one cargo type at a time, according to cargo priority; Select requests that contain high priority cargo, until reaching a min. SL; Allow vehicles to travel independently (no need for convoys)
3	Conditions at destinations	A1-B3-C2	Send a product mix with all cargo types, in quantities proportional to priorities; Select first the severely hit destinations that are still under a min. SL; Always travel in convoys
4	Politics and cargo mix	A1-B4-C2	Send a product mix with all cargo types, in quantities proportional to priorities; Select destinations according to power groups’ interests until a min. SL is reached; Always travel in convoys
5	Politics and cargo type	A3-B4-C1	Deliver one cargo type at a time, according to cargo priority; Select destinations according to power groups’ interests until a min. SL is reached; Allow vehicles to travel independently (no need for convoys)
6	Fast decision-making	A2-B5-C1	Load vehicles with cargo specified by cargo movement requests; Select requests according to their issue date, using a FIFO approach; Allow vehicles to travel independently (no need for convoys)