Prevention of Terrorism-An Assessment of Prior POM Work and Future Potentials

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Gupta, Sushil; Starr, Martin K.; Farahani, Reza Zanjirani; Ghodsi, Mahsa Mahboob
• 署名单位: State University System of Florida; Florida International University; Kingston University; Universite de Montreal; HEC Montreal
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• DOI: 10.1111/poms.13192
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 1789-1815
• 关键词: prevention; terrorist attack; disaster management; humanitarian operations; Weapons of mass destruction; disaster supply chains; and Federal Emergency Management Agency

摘要

In this study, we review POM-based research related to prevention of terrorism. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) terrorist attacks have the potential to be prevented. Consequently, the focus of this study is on security enhancement and improving the resiliency of a nation to prevent terrorist attacks. Accordingly, we review articles from the 25 top journals, [following procedures developed by Gupta et al. (2016)], in the fields of Production and Operations Management, Operations Research, Management Science, and Supply Chain Management. In addition, we searched some selected journals in the fields of Information Sciences, Political Science, and Economics. This literature is organized and reviewed under the following seven core capabilities defined by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) Intelligence and Information Sharing, (2) Planning, (3) Interdiction and Disruption, (4) Screening, Search, and Detection, (5) Forensics and Attribution, (6) Public Information and Warning, and (7) Operational Coordination. We found that POM research on terrorism is primarily driven by the type of information that a defending country and a terrorist have about each other. Game theory is the main technique that is used in most research papers. Possible directions for future research are discussed.