Leveraging System Dynamics Modeling to Help Understand Humanitarian Food Supply During Disaster Response

Authors

  • John Voyer
  • Matthew D. Dean William & Mary
  • Christopher B. Pickles Baker Design Consultants
  • Caitlin R. Robar IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jsis.v13i4.92

Keywords:

Innovation, Sustainability, Food Supply Chain, Resources, humanitarian crisis

Abstract

We model problematic elements of the food supply chain within a humanitarian crisis context with system dynamics. After simulating various policies for dealing with these issues, we offer a number of actionable recommendations. Having the ability to manage both priority and non-priority donations led to the best overall performance.

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Published

2018-11-27

How to Cite

Voyer, J., Dean, M. D., Pickles, C. B., & Robar, C. R. (2018). Leveraging System Dynamics Modeling to Help Understand Humanitarian Food Supply During Disaster Response. Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.33423/jsis.v13i4.92

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