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MODELING A HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM’S PROCESSES AND INFORMATION NEEDS

DOI: 10.7708/ijtte.2019.9(3).06


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Author(s)

Dimitris Folinas - Department of Supply Chain Management, International Hellenic University, Greece -

Dimitris Aidonis - Department of Supply Chain Management, International Hellenic University, Greece -

Charis Achillas - Department of Supply Chain Management, International Hellenic University, Greece -


Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to model the user requirements for an information system for the management of logistics processes of a humanitarian supply chain. The modeling procedure includes the development of the physical architecture as well as UML Diagrams. UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a standard language for specifying, visualizing, constructing, and documenting the artifacts of software systems.


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Keywords:
humanitarian supply chain; relief logistics; logistics information management systems; information systems modeling;


Acknowledgements:

This research was supported by the Interreg IPA Cross Border Cooperation Programme CCI 2014 TC 16 I5CB 009, which is co-funded by the European Union and by National Funds of the participating countries, under the Subsidy Contract No. 19 for the project entitled "Integrated Operations Center for Providing Humanitarian Assistance" (HELP).


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