Logistics relief response model: The case of Thailand's tsunami affected area

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 414-429

  Banomyong, Ruth ^a   Beresford, Anthony ^b   Pettit, Stephen ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disaster management; Relief logistics; Response model; Thailand; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; EMPLOYMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; TSUNAMIS;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; LOGISTICS MODEL; RELIEF OPERATIONS; RELIEF RESPONSE; RESPONSE MECHANISMS; RESPONSE MODEL; THAILAND;

EMERGENCY SERVICES;

EID: 67649905012     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2009.025816     Document Type: Article

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