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A Procurement Auctions-Based Framework for Coordinating Platforms in Humanitarian Logistics

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Humanitarian and Relief Logistics

Part of the book series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series ((ORCS,volume 54))

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This chapter focuses on an auction-based procurement framework for single coordinating platforms in humanitarian logistics. It first covers disaster relief operations, humanitarian logistics, and procurement in this context and illustrate many of the issues that make the management and coordination of procurement functions complex and challenging. Then the proposed framework along with the auction model is discussed including the unique design characteristics associated with disaster relief environment. Three-phase approach presents a complete representation of the procurement in humanitarian logistics. Results indicate that the proposed announcement options increase the fill rate. Announcement construction criteria allow coordinating platforms to use varying bundling choices.

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering, Çankaya University, 06810, Ankara, Turkey

    Mustafa Alp Ertem

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, 72701, Fayetteville, AR, USA

    Nebil Buyurgan

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    Vasileios Zeimpekis

  2. , College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, N/A, Daytona Beach, 32114, Florida, USA

    Soumia Ichoua

  3. , Department of FME, University of the Aegean, Chios, 82100, Greece

    Ioannis Minis

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Ertem, M., Buyurgan, N. (2013). A Procurement Auctions-Based Framework for Coordinating Platforms in Humanitarian Logistics. In: Zeimpekis, V., Ichoua, S., Minis, I. (eds) Humanitarian and Relief Logistics. Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series, vol 54. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7007-6_6

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