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Checked 16 October 2026 · Thai flood-shelter allocation context; generated data informed by a pilot study
Thai/English summaries are project paraphrases, not official translations or endorsement of the original study.
Research question
How can shelter allocation account for evacuee priorities and facility capabilities?
Method and context
Mixed-integer optimization compared with a nearest-neighbor algorithm across generated problem sizes, with capacity and priority constraints.
Study summary
Minimizes shelter-opening, transport and staffing costs while matching needs to facility capability.
Findings
The heuristic ran faster but sometimes cost more; the optimizer failed to resolve the 165-node case.
Contribution
Makes speed, cost and needs constraints explicit for planning appraisal.
Interpretation limits
Authors propose adding routing and time constraints; our appraisal: generated-data results do not establish field effectiveness.
A question for further research
Our question: how do verified capacities and blocked routes change allocations?
A starting point for a study design: extend the literature search, specify methods and outcomes, and assess ethics requirements for the data and participants.
Connect evidence to KSEC / OBE
Project-proposed critical-appraisal evidence, not research findings or accreditation criteria from the original authors.
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- Explain the question, concepts and findings with locators in the original.
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- Compare methods, variables and limitations with another study before designing a test or CPX.
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- Separate reported results from your proposals, cite originals and examine implications for vulnerable groups.
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- Record responses to critique and revisions after new evidence. Observe behaviour repeatedly, not from a single reading.
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Original-study citation
Boonyarit Boromrit; Thitipong Jamrus (2023). Optimization for flood evacuation shelter location-allocation problems with different priority level constraints. Engineering and Applied Science Research, 50(3), 226–232. https://doi.org/10.14456/easr.2023.25
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