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Increasing the Resiliency of Local
Supply Chain Distribution Networks
against Multiple Hazards
Sarah G. Nurre, Thomas C. Sharkey, and John E. Mitchell
ABSTRACT We examine the resiliency of retail locations of a supply
chain network to aid in the recovery of the local community after an extreme
event. A two-stage stochastic programming model is used to determine
the placement of permanent generators at the retail locations of Stewart’s
Shops, which distributes both convenience items and fuel in Upstate New
York and Vermont, to enhance the resiliency of the supply chain. Our mea-
sure of resiliency specically considers the recovery process of ...