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The paper describes an approach to information fusion based on the context management aimed at supporting decision making for humanitarian logistics operations. Application of GIS as one of the major information sources is discussed in detail. The paper describes an application of knowledge logistics as an intelligent information fusion service for creation efficient routing plans (as one of the major logistics tasks in virtual supply network management) under given constraints and preferences. The implementation is based on the concept of open services in a distributed environment of a networked organization. This application is illustrated via a case study of delivering hospital supplies to the disaster site.
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Smirnov, A., Kashevnik, A., Levashova, T., Shilov, N. (2007). Context-Driven Information Fusion for Operational Decision Making in Humanitarian Logistics. In: Popovich, V.V., Schrenk, M., Korolenko, K.V. (eds) Information Fusion and Geographic Information Systems. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37629-3_5
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