An enterprise modelling approach for better optimisation modelling: Application to the humanitarian relief chain coordination problem

OR Spectrum

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 815-841

  Charles, Aurelie ^a   Lauras, Matthieu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b TOULOUSE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Coordination; Enterprise modelling; Humanitarian supply chains; Optimisation modelling; Relief chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959756729     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-011-0255-2     Document Type: Article

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