A strategic donor-beneficiary assignment problem under supply and demand uncertainties
by Jyotirmoy Dalal
International Journal of Operational Research (IJOR), Vol. 43, No. 1/2, 2022

Abstract: Considering the coexistence of food insecurity and food waste issues in the society, in collaboration with an NPO in India, we develop a novel donor-beneficiary strategic assignment model to connect the students of a set of volunteering schools with a set of habitats having under-nourished children up to 14 years of age, via a social-awareness-raising long-term endeavour. Our two-stage stochastic programming model - by addressing the demand and supply uncertainties using discrete scenarios - determines optimal strategic connections to minimise the associated connection-establishment cost as well as the expected shortage cost at the habitats due to unmet demand. We present a small but realistic test case, conduct a sensitivity analysis to illustrate the underlying trade-offs among various components, and highlight how the decision-maker can adjust system-flexibility by altering certain model parameters.

Online publication date: Wed, 16-Mar-2022

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