Table 2 The notations.

From: A two-stage robust optimization model for emergency service facilities location-allocation problem under demand uncertainty and sustainable development

Notations

Description

Sets

I

Set of demand points, \(i\in I\)

J

Set of candidate ESF, \(j\in J\)

Parameters

\(f_{j}\)

The fixed construction cost of opening a ESF at location j

\(Q_{j}\)

The maximum capacity of ESF at location j

\(D_{i}\)

The demand at demand point i

\(\tau\)

The unit transportation cost of emergency supplies

\(p_i\)

The unit deprivation cost of unmet demand at demand point i

\(\alpha\)

The influence coefficient of material packaging on environment

\(\beta\)

The influence coefficient of transport vehicle on environment

q

The maximum capacity of the transport vehicle

\(c_{ij}\)

The travel distance between demand point i and ESF at location j

Decision variables

\(y_{j}\)

Binary variable; equals 1 if a ESF is built at location j and 0 otherwise

\(x_{ij}\)

Continuous variable; amount of emergency supplies that travels from ESF at location j to demand point i

\(u_{i}\)

Continuous variable; unmet demand of demand point i