Decentralized approaches to logistics coordination in humanitarian relief

61st Annual IIE Conference and Expo Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Dolinskaya, Irina S ^a   Shi, Zhenyu ^a   Smilowitz, Karen R ^a   Ross, Michael ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b Aidmatrix Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Humanitarian relief; Logistical coordination; Non government organizations

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; EXHIBITIONS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DECENTRALIZED APPROACH; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; LOGISTICAL COORDINATION; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS;

LOGISTICS;

EID: 84900296962     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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