Paper #239
Application of Support Vector Regression for Disaster Logistics Aid Allocation to Reduce the Fulfilment Gap at a Government Humanitarian Agency in West Java Province
Presenting author: Syakila Putri Nansya
Session: O14
Abstract
West Java Province recorded the highest number of disaster
occurrences in Indonesia in 2024, with 457
hydrometeorological cases. A gap exists between logistics
demand and allocated quantities, with fulfilment shortfalls
of 24 to 27% across five aid categories exceeding the 10%
threshold, due to a static weighted scoring system without
capturing regional demand. This study proposes a
three-stage framework: vulnerability variables are
forecasted using Simple Linear Regression or Moving Average
based on MAPE; Support Vector Regression predicts demand
for 27 districts; allocation is proportionally determined
subject to stock constraints. Validation NSE ranges from
0.6481 to 0.8038 and the fulfilment shortfall reduces to at
most 10% for the 2025 validation period, outperforming the
existing weighting approach. SVR outperforms Random Forest
in four of the five categories, consistently achieving
lower MAPE across all categories. The originality lies in a
region-specific, pre-disaster demand prediction framework
replacing static provincial weighting.