Humanitarian logistics: A new field of research and action

Foundations and Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-100

  Apte, Aruna ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical models; Decision making; Disaster; Distribution; Emergency; Evacuation; Facility location; Humanitarian; Inventory; Logistics; Prepositioning; Relief; Response; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL MODELS; DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY EVACUATION; FACILITY LOCATION; PRE-POSITIONING; RELIEF RESPONSE;

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RESEARCH; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

LOGISTICS;

EID: 77950791519     PISSN: 15719545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0200000014     Document Type: Article

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