Efficient stockpiling and shipping policies for humanitarian relief: UNHCR's inventory challenge

OR Spectrum

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 673-698

  McCoy, Jessica H ^a   Brandeau, Margaret L ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Humanitarian logistics; Inventory management; Spreadsheet model; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959734462     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-011-0237-4     Document Type: Article

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