Development of logistics library for disaster relief using electric circuit model

Abstract

In this study, a logistics network simulator based on the similarity between logistic and electric behaviors was considered. To reduce the complexity of practical electrical circuit development, the developed logistics model was converted to an electrical circuit model for analysis. Basic logistics networks such as centralized, de-centralized, and complex models were simulated using the well-defined electrical circuit models. The results show that theoretical logistical behavior can be simulated using electrical circuit models and converted simulation block models, confirming the similarity between flow of logistics and current distribution in electrical circuit.