Hub-and-spoke network design under operational and disruption risks

• Published in: Transportation research. Part E, Logistics and transportation review Vol. 109; pp. 20 - 43
• Main Authors: Zhalechian, M., Torabi, S. Ali, Mohammadi, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: Business continuity management; Computer Science; Hub-and-spoke network; Operational and disruption risks; Operations Research; Resilience strategies; Uncertainty programming; Hub-and-spoke network; Business continuity management; Uncertainty programming; Resilience strategies; Operational and disruption risks
• ISSN: 1366-5545; 1878-5794
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2017.11.001

•Developing a novel scenario-based model to design a resilient hub network.•Introducing an objective function to calculate the resilience of the hub network.•Considering several strategies to enhance the resilience level of the hub network.•Developing a hybrid evolutionary algorithm to solve large-sized instances. This paper proposes a novel decision-making framework to design a resilient hub network under operational and disruption risks. The proposed framework accounts for disruption risks via considering three primary resilience dimensions involving proactive capability, reactive capability, and design quality. Also, a new objective function is introduced to assess the resilience level of the designed hub network. A hybrid solution approach is proposed to solve such a multi-facet complex problem efficiently. Finally, several in-depth analyses are conducted to validate the proposed solution approach by which some managerial insights are also provided.