Defining "fast": Factors affecting the experience of speed in humanitarian logistics

8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Walton, Rebecca ^a   Mays, Robin ^a   Haselkorn, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Business process; Comparative experience; Decision making; Disaster response; Humanitarian challenges; Humanitarian logistics; Humanitarian response; Offer of speed; Rapid response; Value of speed

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SPEED;

BUSINESS PROCESS; COMPARATIVE EXPERIENCE; DISASTER RESPONSE; HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES; HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS; HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE; RAPID RESPONSE;

EMERGENCY SERVICES;

EID: 84905643387     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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