Alternatives to the traditional waste management: Food recovery for human non-profit organizations

International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 215-239

  Aiello, Giuseppe ^a   Enea, Mario ^a   Muriana, Cinzia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coordination system; Food losses recovery; Supply chain optimization; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962792135     PISSN: 10821910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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