Predicting and optimizing the fair allocation of donations in hunger relief supply chains

N Sharmile, IA Nuamah, L Davis, F Samanlioglu… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Non-profit hunger relief organizations primarily depend on donors' benevolence to help
alleviate hunger in their communities. However, the quantity and frequency of donations …

Resiliency within the socio-ecological system of a large food bank network: preparing, mitigating, responding, and recovering from hurricane florence

T Hasnain, TN Walton, K Odubela, S McConnell… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The network of a food bank consists of a complex web of entities. The entities may include
the warehouses and charitable agencies. A food bank relies on the smooth interactions …

Predicting Food Distribution with Underlying Factors for a Hunger Relief Organization

K Odubela, H Ivuawuogu, S Jiang… - Journal of Hunger & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Hunger relief organizations often estimate food demand using food distribution data.
Leveraging Visual Analytics (VA) and historical data, we examine how underlying factors …

Food Bank Operations: A US Perspective on Humanitarian Food Assistance

LB Davis, I Sengul Orgut, S Jiang, E Aft… - … Decisions for a …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Food banks are nonprofit organizations with the primary mission of providing food
assistance to the communities they serve. This assistance occurs through the collection …

Optimizing Resource Allocation in Non-Profit Organizations: A Multi-Source Machine Learning Approach for Efficient Food Procurement and Distribution

H Ivuawuogu - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Food insecurity is a significant issue in the United States, with food banks and their partner
agencies playing crucial roles in addressing this challenge. This dissertation research …