Decision support models for managing food aid supply chains: A systematic literature review
We review existing decision support models (including statistical, simulation, and
optimization models) aimed at addressing chronic food insecurity issue by enhancing the …
optimization models) aimed at addressing chronic food insecurity issue by enhancing the …
Rescuing food from the organics waste stream to feed the food insecure: an economic and environmental assessment of Australian food rescue operations using …
In this paper we investigate the economic and environmental efficiency of charities and
NGO's “rescuing” food waste, using a 2008 case study of food rescue organisations in …
NGO's “rescuing” food waste, using a 2008 case study of food rescue organisations in …
Elicitation of preference among multiple criteria in food distribution by food banks
T Hasnain, I Sengul Orgut… - Production and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals provide a road map for countries to
achieve peace and prosperity. In this study, we address two of these sustainable …
achieve peace and prosperity. In this study, we address two of these sustainable …
Robust optimization approaches for the equitable and effective distribution of donated food
Motivated by our eight-year partnership with a local food bank, we present two robust
optimization models to support the equitable and effective distribution of donated food over …
optimization models to support the equitable and effective distribution of donated food over …
A study of barriers for adoption and growth of food banks in India using hybrid DEMATEL and Analytic Network Process
N Dubey, A Tanksale - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Food banks play a significant role to ensure food security through surplus food recovery and
redistribution to economically deprived and marginalized people. Food bank is a recent …
redistribution to economically deprived and marginalized people. Food bank is a recent …
[HTML][HTML] Combining two wrongs to make two rights: Mitigating food insecurity and food waste through gleaning operations
Two concurrent social issues in the United States are food insecurity and food waste. The
practice of gleaning offers a mechanism for combining these problems to create a …
practice of gleaning offers a mechanism for combining these problems to create a …
A multi-depot vehicle routing problem with time windows, split pickup and split delivery for surplus food recovery and redistribution
N Dubey, A Tanksale - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
The problem faced by the food banks operating on the front-end model is the collection of
surplus food from donation points and re-distribution of it to the demand points using a fleet …
surplus food from donation points and re-distribution of it to the demand points using a fleet …
Estimating surplus food supply for food rescue and delivery operations
Hunger remains a largely hidden social problem in many developed nations. The not-for-
profit food rescue organizations, aid in alleviating hunger, by rescuing the surplus food from …
profit food rescue organizations, aid in alleviating hunger, by rescuing the surplus food from …
Analysis and prediction of food donation behavior for a domestic hunger relief organization
Non-profit hunger relief organizations strive to counteract the negative effects of food
insecurity by providing food and services to individuals in need. These organizations rely on …
insecurity by providing food and services to individuals in need. These organizations rely on …
The stop-and-drop problem in nonprofit food distribution networks
In this paper, we introduce the stop-and-drop problem (SDRP), a new variant of location-
routing problems, that is mostly applicable to nonprofit food distribution networks. In these …
routing problems, that is mostly applicable to nonprofit food distribution networks. In these …