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Strategic Location of a Logistics Cluster for Exporting Humanitarian Aid and Distributing Internally in Case of Emergency

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The purpose of this document is to better understand the opportunities involved in exports for Mexico in the field of humanitarian aid and to have a safe place to settle a logistics Cluster that can distribute at the national level. The potential of the export industry could be improved through the development of a logistics cluster with the support of first aid providers, the Mexican government, and global non-governmental entities, such as the United Nations, the Red Cross, and so forth. This research proposes a new export cluster of humanitarian aid that can support and help in an emergency caused by natural disasters, giving priority to the disasters located mainly in the country, the north and center of the American continent, and if it is necessary to attend emergencies globally. The technique of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to determine the strategic locations of the logistics cluster, considering five criteria such as security in the supply chain, vehicular traffic, the index of natural disasters, access routes to possible locations, and finally the importance of the airports by operations.

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  1. Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP University), 17 Sur 901 Barrio de Santiago, CP 72410 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

    Daniel-Alejandro Fernandez-Barajas, Diana Sánchez-Partida, Patricia Cano-Olivos & Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales

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Appendix 6.A

Appendix 6.A

Scenario 1. 32 × 5 matrix

State

Security

Traffic

Natural disasters

Roads

Airport ops

Aguascalientes

0.032258065

0.027940691

0.032258065

0.029758316

0.031992911

Baja California

0.032258065

0.031494557

0.032143674

0.029922727

0.030798449

Baja California Sur

0.032175983

0.020298668

0.031800503

0.015591604

0.031035334

Campeche

0.032175983

0.032477316

0.032258065

0.021729599

0.032037199

Coahuila

0.032093901

0.035296332

0.032029284

0.049103962

0.032014037

Colima

0.032258065

0.026971224

0.032029284

0.043596208

0.032087952

Chiapas

0.031847657

0.040509099

0.030770991

0.026305694

0.031863415

Chihuahua

0.032258065

0.027033194

0.029741478

0.043102976

0.03145868

Ciudad De Mexico

0.029549372

0.016734572

0.032143674

0.022168028

0.021943527

Durango

0.032258065

0.031545514

0.031457332

0.024771195

0.032111844

Guanajuato

0.027743577

0.03224781

0.031800503

0.052693593

0.031650749

Guerrero

0.03201182

0.03270806

0.030885381

0.036581356

0.031840126

Hidalgo

0.03201182

0.031149415

0.032258065

0.025401436

0.032258065

Jalisco

0.029056883

0.027430755

0.031686113

0.032306681

0.028640023

Mexico

0.032093901

0.028610606

0.031571723

0.037238998

0.031978751

Michoacan

0.031683493

0.025258246

0.031686113

0.043459199

0.032034861

Morelos

0.032093901

0.032959616

0.032029284

0.032799912

0.032240108

Nayarit

0.032258065

0.032431998

0.032029284

0.018825012

0.032174718

Nuevo Leon

0.031929738

0.030373212

0.032258065

0.026744122

0.029582585

Oaxaca

0.031847657

0.041393242

0.030199039

0.033019126

0.031715962

Puebla

0.030944759

0.037063482

0.031800503

0.046308982

0.032107292

Queretaro

0.027169006

0.035387303

0.032258065

0.025127418

0.031843396

Quintana Roo

0.032175983

0.027427381

0.031457332

0.020003288

0.028359025

San Luis Potosi

0.030123943

0.029054422

0.031914894

0.025593248

0.031934136

Sinaloa

0.03151933

0.028379467

0.0306566

0.025045213

0.031430789

Sonora

0.031765575

0.034059458

0.029627088

0.020414315

0.031607063

Tabasco

0.031929738

0.036224022

0.031457332

0.026524908

0.031819881

Tamaulipas

0.031929738

0.032205708

0.0306566

0.028717049

0.031708367

Tlaxcala

0.028482311

0.030916894

0.032258065

0.027511372

0.032258065

Veracruz

0.027825659

0.036268631

0.021276596

0.052611388

0.031669711

Yucatan

0.032258065

0.031523271

0.032258065

0.028141612

0.031659652

Zacatecas

0.03201182

0.036625835

0.031342942

0.02888146

0.032143331

Scenario 2. 32 × 5 matrix

State

Security

Traffic

Natural disasters

Roads

Airport ops

Aguascalientes

0.032258065

0.027940691

0.032258065

0.029758316

0.008134185

Baja California

0.032258065

0.031494557

0.032143674

0.029922727

0.044687071

Baja California Sur

0.032175983

0.020298668

0.031800503

0.015591604

0.038280362

Campeche

0.032175983

0.032477316

0.032258065

0.021729599

0.007101148

Coahuila

0.032093901

0.035296332

0.032029284

0.049103962

0.009834228

Colima

0.032258065

0.026971224

0.032029284

0.043596208

0.005325077

Chiapas

0.031847657

0.040509099

0.030770991

0.026305694

0.012499118

Chihuahua

0.032258065

0.027033194

0.029741478

0.043102976

0.026588549

Ciudad De Mexico

0.029549372

0.016734572

0.032143674

0.022168028

0.32030803

Durango

0.032258065

0.031545514

0.031457332

0.024771195

0.004561665

Guanajuato

0.027743577

0.03224781

0.031800503

0.052693593

0.017443273

Guerrero

0.03201182

0.03270806

0.030885381

0.036581356

0.01335737

Hidalgo

0.03201182

0.031149415

0.032258065

0.025401436

0

Jalisco

0.029056883

0.027430755

0.031686113

0.032306681

0.111263863

Mexico

0.032093901

0.028610606

0.031571723

0.037238998

0.00924325

Michoacan

0.031683493

0.025258246

0.031686113

0.043459199

0.007293961

Morelos

0.032093901

0.032959616

0.032029284

0.032799912

0.000583141

Nayarit

0.032258065

0.032431998

0.032029284

0.018825012

0.0025967

Nuevo Leon

0.031929738

0.030373212

0.032258065

0.026744122

0.080322922

Oaxaca

0.031847657

0.041393242

0.030199039

0.033019126

0.014889681

Puebla

0.030944759

0.037063482

0.031800503

0.046308982

0.005651918

Queretaro

0.027169006

0.035387303

0.032258065

0.025127418

0.010741075

Quintana Roo

0.032175983

0.027427381

0.031457332

0.020003288

0.120351922

San Luis Potosi

0.030123943

0.029054422

0.031914894

0.025593248

0.010184583

Sinaloa

0.03151933

0.028379467

0.0306566

0.025045213

0.029141357

Sonora

0.031765575

0.034059458

0.029627088

0.020414315

0.020805737

Tabasco

0.031929738

0.036224022

0.031457332

0.026524908

0.01291296

Tamaulipas

0.031929738

0.032205708

0.0306566

0.028717049

0.017279461

Tlaxcala

0.028482311

0.030916894

0.032258065

0.027511372

0

Veracruz

0.027825659

0.036268631

0.021276596

0.052611388

0.018093036

Yucatan

0.032258065

0.031523271

0.032258065

0.028141612

0.016972215

Zacatecas

0.03201182

0.036625835

0.031342942

0.02888146

0.003552142

Scenario 2. 32 × 5 matrix

State

Security

Traffic

Natural disasters

Roads

Airport ops

Aguascalientes

0.032258065

0.027940691

0.032258065

0.029758316

0.013157895

Baja California

0.032258065

0.031494557

0.032143674

0.029922727

0.052631579

Baja California Sur

0.032175983

0.020298668

0.031800503

0.015591604

0.052631579

Campeche

0.032175983

0.032477316

0.032258065

0.021729599

0.026315789

Coahuila

0.032093901

0.035296332

0.032029284

0.049103962

0.065789474

Colima

0.032258065

0.026971224

0.032029284

0.043596208

0.026315789

Chiapas

0.031847657

0.040509099

0.030770991

0.026305694

0.039473684

Chihuahua

0.032258065

0.027033194

0.029741478

0.043102976

0.026315789

Ciudad De Mexico

0.029549372

0.016734572

0.032143674

0.022168028

0.013157895

Durango

0.032258065

0.031545514

0.031457332

0.024771195

0.013157895

Guanajuato

0.027743577

0.03224781

0.031800503

0.052693593

0.026315789

Guerrero

0.03201182

0.03270806

0.030885381

0.036581356

0.026315789

Hidalgo

0.03201182

0.031149415

0.032258065

0.025401436

0.013157895

Jalisco

0.029056883

0.027430755

0.031686113

0.032306681

0.026315789

Mexico

0.032093901

0.028610606

0.031571723

0.037238998

0.026315789

Michoacan

0.031683493

0.025258246

0.031686113

0.043459199

0.052631579

Morelos

0.032093901

0.032959616

0.032029284

0.032799912

0.013157895

Nayarit

0.032258065

0.032431998

0.032029284

0.018825012

0.013157895

Nuevo Leon

0.031929738

0.030373212

0.032258065

0.026744122

0.026315789

Oaxaca

0.031847657

0.041393242

0.030199039

0.033019126

0.039473684

Puebla

0.030944759

0.037063482

0.031800503

0.046308982

0.026315789

Queretaro

0.027169006

0.035387303

0.032258065

0.025127418

0.013157895

Quintana Roo

0.032175983

0.027427381

0.031457332

0.020003288

0.052631579

San Luis Potosi

0.030123943

0.029054422

0.031914894

0.025593248

0.026315789

Sinaloa

0.03151933

0.028379467

0.0306566

0.025045213

0.039473684

Sonora

0.031765575

0.034059458

0.029627088

0.020414315

0.065789474

Tabasco

0.031929738

0.036224022

0.031457332

0.026524908

0.013157895

Tamaulipas

0.031929738

0.032205708

0.0306566

0.028717049

0.065789474

Tlaxcala

0.028482311

0.030916894

0.032258065

0.027511372

0

Veracruz

0.027825659

0.036268631

0.021276596

0.052611388

0.065789474

Yucatan

0.032258065

0.031523271

0.032258065

0.028141612

0.026315789

Zacatecas

0.03201182

0.036625835

0.031342942

0.02888146

0.013157895

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Fernandez-Barajas, DA., Sánchez-Partida, D., Cano-Olivos, P., Caballero-Morales, SO. (2021). Strategic Location of a Logistics Cluster for Exporting Humanitarian Aid and Distributing Internally in Case of Emergency. In: Disaster Risk Reduction in Mexico. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67295-9_6

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