Simulating distribution of emergency relief supplies for disaster response operations

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2797-2808

  Lee, Young M ^a   Ghosh, Soumyadip ^a   Ettl, Markus ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER RESPONSE; DISASTER SCENARIO; DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS; EMERGENCY RELIEF; FIRST RESPONDERS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; SIMULATION MODEL;

DISASTERS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

COMPETITION;

EID: 77951571756     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2009.5429246     Document Type: Conference Paper

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