An Evolutionary/Meta-Heuristic Approach To Emergency Resource Redistribution In The Developing World

The problem of logistics and resource management in disease control projects in the developing world can hardly be understated. One example is the occurance of regional imbalances in supply. A prototype system, based upon evolutionary and `meta-heuristic' optimisation techniques is described that recommends a plan for the redistribution of available resources to minimise shortages. Evaluation of the system on data from real world situations indicated that the generation of good, feasible redistribution plans is possible even on large datasets. Comparison of the optimisers showed that evolutionary techniques perform poorly on this problem compared to stochastic hillclimbing. 1 Introduction Dealing with aid projects in the developing world can be made difficult by the fact that though an effective policy exists, the actual implementation is often more difficult. For instance, situations may occur where regional imbalances arise: an example would be a treatment site with sufficient diagn..

An evolutionary/meta-heuristic approach to emergency resource redistribution in the developing world

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