Management of Humanitarian Logistics in the Stages Prior to Natural Disasters in Canton Ambato, Ecuador

Abstract

In recent years in Ecuador’s country, an increasing number of domestic natural disasters has caused losses of lives and material. This study aims to generate Humanitarian Logistics for the canton Ambato in Ecuador. The safe zones are identified for defining the collection centers and the public resources to be available for each parish based on the Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and Geographic Information System (GIS) methods. As a result of this technique the main collection center for the canton Ambato is determined, allowing the movement of humanitarian assistance in the shortest time possible due to the accessibility of transport routes, available space, organization, own resources and travel time to every location.