Flood risks and impacts: A case study of Thailand's floods in 2011 and research questions for supply chain decision making

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 256-272

  Haraguchi, Masahiko ^a   Lall, Upmanu ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

2011 Thai floods; Flood risks; Private investment decision making; Supply chain disruption; Supply chain resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927632031     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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