Efficient stockpiling and shipping policies for humanitarian relief: UNHCR's inventory challenge

DOI10.1007/s00291-011-0237-4zbMath1231.90099OpenAlexW2035523312MaRDI QIDQ647504

Margaret L. Brandeau, Jessica H. McCoy

Publication date: 23 November 2011

Published in: OR Spectrum (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00291-011-0237-4

zbMATH Keywords

supply chaininventory managementhumanitarian logisticsspreadsheet model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Transportation, logistics and supply chain management (90B06) Inventory, storage, reservoirs (90B05)

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Inventory relief chain model with deterioration and disposal of relief commodity

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