Location and Logistics of a Humanitarian Warehouse Real Case in Guerrero México: Methods for Locating Facilities to Supply Humanitarian Aid Products

Climate changeClimate change intensifies and increases the riskRisk of extreme weather events, bringing with it deaths and massive destruction, with the countries most vulnerable to these events being those that, among other characteristics, are located in low-altitude coastal areas, have a mountainous ecosystem, have urban areas with high air pollution and are prone to drought. The State of Guerrero is one of the 32 states that make-up the Mexican Republic and has been strongly impacted by natural phenomena in recent decades, which is why, in support of humanitarian activities carried out by actors in the face of disasterDisaster, the present document, which aims to find a feasible municipality for the installation of a humanitarian warehouse within the State of Guerrero, which can supply victims of a natural disasterDisaster. Four facility location methods are applied 1. Weighted factors; 2. Center of gravity; 3. Transportation methodTransportation method, The, and 4. P-median. The results show that the municipality of Buenavista de Cuellar is the most feasible solution to host a warehouse that protects humanitarian aid, derived from the characteristics evaluated in each location method, followed by General Heliodoro Castillo, Alpoyeca, Huamuxtitlán, Mochitlán, and Pilcaya.