Modeling Influenza Pandemic and Planning Food Distribution

Ali Ekici
Ali Ekici
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Department of Industrial Engineering, Özyeğin University, Istanbul 34794, Turkey
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Pınar Keskinocak
Pınar Keskinocak
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H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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Julie L. Swann
Julie L. Swann
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H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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Ali Ekici

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Department of Industrial Engineering, Özyeğin University, Istanbul 34794, Turkey

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Pınar Keskinocak

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H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332

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Julie L. Swann

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H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332

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Published Online:31 Oct 2013https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2013.0460

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Received:June 16, 2009
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Published Online:October 31, 2013

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