Multi-echelon network optimization of pharmaceutical cold chains: A simulation study

Proceedings of the 2013 Winter Simulation Conference - Simulation: Making Decisions in a Complex World, WSC 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3486-3498

  Kulkarni, Niranjan S ^a   Niranjan, Suman ^b  

^a CRB Consulting Engineers   (United States)

^b SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84894221271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2013.6721711     Document Type: Conference Paper

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