• A Simulation-Based Analysis for Effective Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Case Study in Norway 

      Sun, Xu; Andol, Eugenia Ama; Yu, Hao (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-24)
      Since December 2020, the vaccines from several manufacturers, e.g., Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, etc., have been approved for mass vaccination to control the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused more than 100 million infections and 2.4 million deaths. These vaccines are produced and transported in large quantities to suffice the needs of several countries. Before arriving at the end-users, the vaccines ...
    • A Two-Stage Decision-Support Approach for Improving Sustainable Last-Mile Cold Chain Logistics Operations of COVID-19 Vaccines 

      Andol, Eugenia Ama; Yu, Hao (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-21)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global health and humanitarian crisis that catastrophically affects many industries. To control the disease spread and restore normal lives, mass vaccination is considered the most effective way. However, the sustainable last-mile cold chain logistics operations of COVID-19 vaccines is a complex short-term planning problem that faces many practical challenges, ...