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Optimal Control of Parallel Queues for Managing Volunteer Convergence

dc.contributor.authorZayas‐cabán, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorLodree, Emmett J.
dc.contributor.authorKaufman, David L.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-04T16:03:10Z
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dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.identifier.citationZayas‐cabán, Gabriel ; Lodree, Emmett J.; Kaufman, David L. (2020). "Optimal Control of Parallel Queues for Managing Volunteer Convergence." Production and Operations Management 29(10): 2268-2288.
dc.identifier.issn1059-1478
dc.identifier.issn1937-5956
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/163497
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherDoubleday
dc.subject.othervolunteer scheduling
dc.subject.othersimulation
dc.subject.otherqueueing
dc.subject.otherhumanitarian logistics
dc.subject.otherMarkov decision process
dc.titleOptimal Control of Parallel Queues for Managing Volunteer Convergence
dc.typeArticle
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelIndustrial and Operations Engineering
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelEngineering
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/163497/2/poms13224.pdfen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/poms.13224
dc.identifier.sourceProduction and Operations Management
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