A unified framework for efficient, effective, and fair resource allocation by food banks using an Approximate Dynamic Programming approach

•We developed a framework for optimizing resource allocation by food banks.•A Markov Decision Process model of the problem was formulated.•The value function was approximated using a policy iteration scheme.•Computational experiments using real-world data were used to evaluate the performance of the...

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Published in:	Omega (Oxford) Vol. 100; p. 102300
Main Authors:	Alkaabneh, Faisal, Diabat, Ali, Gao, Huaizhu Oliver
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2021
Subjects:	Approximate Dynamic Programming food insecurity Markov decision processes resource allocation resource allocation Markov decision processes food insecurity Approximate Dynamic Programming
ISSN:	0305-0483, 1873-5274
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