Optimisation of fresh-food supply chains in uncertain environments, Part I: Background and methodology

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 348-359

  Dabbene, F ^a   Gay, P ^b   Sacco, N ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS; PRODUCT QUALITY;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 39149120228     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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