Abstract (eng)
Main objective of this thesis was to provide an overview about literature considering multi-objective optimization in disaster management and underline theoretical models with practical examples. As a basis for this review, the article by Gutjahr and Nolz (Gutjahr & Nolz, 2016) Multicriteria optimization in humanitarian aid is taken, selected articles are described in detail and two interviews with two experts from a governmental as well as a non-governmental organization in Austria were conducted, in order to examine if theory and practice are consistent. Findings show that in some points, theoretical models take into consideration important factors in real life. Although the interviews showed that the first objective to be fulfilled in real disaster situations is saving lives, some models focus on costs as one of their prioritized objectives. Nevertheless, it can be seen, that theoretical models and real disaster management kind of learn from each other. New models take into account new technology gained in real life disaster management, and disaster relief organizations are always interested in progress in optimization models in order to be able saving more lives and helping more people in need.