An Optimization-Based Decision-Support Tool for Post-Disaster Debris Operations

Production and Operations Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1076-1091

  Lorca, Álvaro ^a   Çelik, Melih ^b   Ergun, Özlem ^c   Keskinocak, Pınar ^d  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Northeastern University   (United States)

^d Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

debris management; decision support; disaster management; humanitarian logistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991577410     PISSN: 10591478     EISSN: 19375956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/poms.12643     Document Type: Article

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