A Markov decision process model for equitable distribution of supplies under uncertainty

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2017.07.017zbMath1375.90038OpenAlexW2724541498MaRDI QIDQ1681447

Lauren B. Davis, Sefakor Fianu

Publication date: 23 November 2017

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.07.017

zbMATH Keywords

dynamic programmingMarkov decision processesequitydonationsfood insecurity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Transportation, logistics and supply chain management (90B06) Inventory, storage, reservoirs (90B05) Dynamic programming (90C39) Markov and semi-Markov decision processes (90C40)

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