Supply chain disruption by avian flu pandemic for U.S. Companies: A case study

Transportation Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 61-73

  Kumar, Sameer ^a   Chandra, Charu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA; TRADE FLOW; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 78649950663     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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