Inventory modelling for complex emergencies in humanitarian relief operations

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Beamon, Benita M ^a   Kotleba, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency; Humanitarian logistics; Inventory model

Indexed keywords

EID: 85132631465     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675560500453667     Document Type: Article

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